Watch the Unseen Pitch Trailer That Got Cobra Kai Made

After six seasons of action-packed, nostalgic karate action, it’s easy to see why Cobra Kai worked. But nine years ago, when word of the show first broke, even the biggest fans—such as me—were skeptical. Really? A Karate Kid TV show? Aren’t those guys like 60? Imagine how an executive must have felt when Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald stepped into their offices with the idea to continue to this beloved 1980s franchise as a streaming show. Of course, though, it ended up working out. YouTube Red made the show and eventually Netflix took it over. But to get over that initial hump, the creators put together a pitch trailer using footage from a ton of old movies to explain the tone of the show. A trailer that, until today, had never been made public. Hurwitz just posted the trailer, edited by Muppets Mayhem‘s Jeff Yorkes, and it’s so awesome, I’m ready to take the whole ride again. EXCLUSIVE: Check out the Mock Trailer that helped us sell Cobra Kai! In 2017, we had the d ... Read full article.