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Karate Kid Watch Order

Forty years, two continuities, and a 2025 film that welds them together.

The complete Karate Kid and Cobra Kai watch order. The original four films, the 2010 remake, all six seasons of Cobra Kai, and Karate Kid: Legends.

How many Karate Kid movies are there?

There are 6 films, plus 1 series or special out so far. Nothing further is currently announced.

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7 titles across 3 eras11h 32m · 6 of 7 timed
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The Original Films

1984 – 1994 · Miyagi · Four films between 1984 and 1994.

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The Karate Kid

22 Jun 1984

A bullied teenager and a handyman who turns out to be a karate master. Wax on.

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The Karate Kid Part II

20 Jun 1986

Picks up moments after the first film, then moves to Okinawa and Miyagi's past.

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The Karate Kid Part III

30 Jun 1989

Weaker, but Cobra Kai mines it heavily. Terry Silver comes from here.

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The Next Karate Kid

9 Sept 1994

Miyagi trains a new student, played by a young Hilary Swank. Largely forgotten, and referenced later.

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The 2010 Remake

2010 · Separate · Its own continuity, until 2025.

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The Karate Kid (2010)

11 Jun 2010

Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in Beijing. A separate continuity until Legends connects it.

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The Revival

2018 – 2025 · Miyagi · Thirty-four years later, and excellent.

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Cobra Kai

2 May 2018

Six seasons picking up thirty-four years after the 1984 tournament, told largely from Johnny Lawrence's side.

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Karate Kid: Legends

30 May 2025

Set three years after Cobra Kai ends, and the film that finally puts Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso in the same story.

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