34 years since the original Karate Kid, the iconic fictional dojo has reopened in the form of a web series, Cobra Kai, on YouTube Premium. With the return of stars William Zabka and Ralph Macchio playing out a rekindled rivalry between the original characters Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso, the show instantly became a master of its domain. Appealing to fans both new and old, Cobra Kai’s first episode crossed the 50M view threshold, as the series earned a rare 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating. Through coordinating social networks, witty memes, clips, trivia and sensei motivations to a combined 500K+ following, proving “Cobra Kai never dies,” it just evolves.