Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its showrunner stated on the record that "we love the idea of redemption for characters who have made mistakes, You should have the opportunity to better yourself regardless of what time in your life y…" 1. Its showrunner stated on the record that "one of the things we're trying to do on Cobra Kai is show perspective, both comedically and dramatically, that even if you disagree with somebody, hopefully yo…" 2. Its showrunner stated on the record that "having made Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle we've been particularly sensitive to Asian American representation in movies and television" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 12 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White 5.
- 1Creator statementshowrunner: "We love the idea of redemption for characters who have made mistakes. You should have the opportunity to better yourself regardless of what time in your life you are in."Book and Film Globe interview with Jon Hurwitz source ↗
- 2Creator statementshowrunner: "One of the things we're trying to do on Cobra Kai is show perspective, both comedically and dramatically, that even if you disagree with somebody, hopefully you could understand where they come from…"Book and Film Globe interview with Jon Hurwitz source ↗
- 3Creator statementshowrunner: "Having made Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle we've been particularly sensitive to Asian American representation in movies and television."LA Times interview (via Yahoo Entertainment), January 2021, Hayden Schlossberg source ↗
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 12 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 85.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi.
Age: 37 — leans younger
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Advocacy Over Time in Action
The average advocacy score of Action titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965 | 4 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 0 | 4 |
| 1972 | 0 | 2 |
| 1973 | 1 | 9 |
| 1975 | 0 | 3 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 |
| 1979 | 0 | 3 |
| 1980 | 3 | 5 |
| 1981 | 0 | 3 |
| 1982 | 0 | 5 |
| 1983 | 0 | 7 |
| 1984 | 2 | 11 |
| 1985 | 0 | 7 |
| 1986 | 2 | 10 |
| 1987 | 1 | 14 |
| 1988 | 0 | 4 |
| 1989 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | 0 | 9 |
| 1992 | 1 | 8 |
| 1993 | 0 | 11 |
| 1994 | 2 | 14 |
| 1995 | 1 | 11 |
| 1996 | 0 | 9 |
| 1997 | 2 | 13 |
| 1998 | 0 | 10 |
| 1999 | 1 | 13 |
| 2000 | 1 | 11 |
| 2001 | 1 | 20 |
| 2002 | 1 | 17 |
| 2003 | 2 | 14 |
| 2004 | 2 | 19 |
| 2005 | 3 | 18 |
| 2006 | 1 | 23 |
| 2007 | 1 | 18 |
| 2008 | 2 | 22 |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 12 |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 16 |
| 2014 | 6 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 16 |
| 2016 | 15 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 | 17 |
| 2018 | 9 | 20 |
| 2019 | 11 | 18 |
| 2020 | 10 | 13 |
| 2021 | 10 | 25 |
| 2022 | 15 | 32 |
| 2023 | 12 | 25 |
| 2024 | 8 | 31 |
| 2025 | 4 | 35 |
| 2026 | 8 | 16 |
| This title (2018) | 12 | 1 |
● This title (2018): advocacy 12 · explore Action →
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