Netflix Orders New Comedy Series From ‘Cobra Kai’ Creators

Variety.Matt Corman and Chris Ord are attached to write and executive produce the new series.Most recently, Daredevil (Charlie Cox) showed up in big-screen blockbuster “Spider-Man: No Way Home” while Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio), the main antagonist from “Daredevil,” made his debut in “Hawkeye,” the Disney+ series based on the arrow-obsessed Avengers character.After Daredevil popped up in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the “Daredevil” series became one of the most-watched shows on Netflix. But the Netflix series have a harder edge, too, which could place them outside of the type of content usually associated with Disney+; “Jessica Jones” in particular deals with sexual assault in a fairly frank way.The collection of Netflix’s Marvel television series – including “Jessica Jones,” “Daredevil,” “The Punisher,” “Luke Cage” and “Iron Fist” – came to Disney+ in March.Launched back in 2015, the Netflix/Marvel series were meant to be complementary to the Marvel Cinematic Universe series of films (they frequently refer to the events of 2012’s “The Avengers,” but none of the characters from the movies ever show up), introducing all-new characters who exist in their own pocket of that larger continuum.

Ava DuVernay’s Wings of Fire, an animated series adaptation of the family fantasy books which had been in development at Netflix since 2021, is the latest victim of animation cuts at the streamer, sources close to the project confirm to Deadline. We hear several other projects are not moving forward as well.

Nothing eventful ever happens in the peaceful New Raccoon City, right? Yep, that’s right, after a long shelf-life on the big screen with Milla Jovovich, the “Resident Evil” franchise seems to have exhausted itself in the realm of blockbusters. But that doesn’t mean, you can bleed the blood from a stone, yes? That seems to be the thinking over at Netflix, who have bought the rights to the franchise for a small-screen TV reboot and an eight-episode long series.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+’ murder mystery comedy The Afterparty has made another high-profile cast addition for its upcoming second season. Actor-comedian Ken Jeong is set as a new series regular on the hit show from Oscar winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord.

Netflix has unveiled the first trailer from “God’s Favorite Idiot”, a high-concept comedy series from husband-and-wife team Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy.

Netflix surprised fans in Los Angeles Thursday night at the “Cobra Kai: Live & Bad Ass” event with a first-look teaser for the upcoming fifth season and also announced that Season 5 will premiere globally on Netflix September 9.And since we all know you’re here for the trailer, watch it at the top of the page right now.After the shocking results of the All Valley Tournament in the fourth season finale, Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) is expanding the (new, way more evil) Cobra Kai empire. With Kreese (Martin Kove) behind bars and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) setting karate aside to focus on repairing the damage he’s caused, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) must call on an old friend for help… Chozen (Yuji Okumoto).Daniel and Silver square off in the trailer, with the Cobra Kai heavy telling him, “You’re playing with fire, Danny boy.” To which Chozen responds, “And I am gasoline.” We also see Johnny head to Mexico to find Miguel (Xolo Maridueña).

“Cobra Kai” is gearing up for a brutal fight.

Wilson Chapman editorLess than nine months after the launch of Season 4, the “Cobra Kai” crew is heading back to Netflix this September.“Cobra Kai,” the popular “Karate Kid” sequel television series starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, will debut its fifth season Sept. 9.

An official teaser for the new season dropped Thursday evening as part of the multi-day Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival, where the cast assembled to tee up what's next. The 104-second video opens with Daniel's devastating loss at the All Valley Tournament, effectively shuttering Miyagi-Do Karate, and the reminder that Chozen, a character played by Yuji Okumoto from , has re-emerged to help Daniel on his quest.«This is what we're up against,» Daniel tells Chozen as they watch Silver's fear-inducing commercial promoting his no-nonsense karate school.

Netflix has released a first-look photo of Randall Park and Melissa Fumero on the set of Blockbuster, its upcoming single-camera video store comedy series from Universal Television. See the photo below.

Neil Patrick Harris is single and ready to mingle in his latest series.

It appears Kaley Cuoco has a new boyfriend! And no, it’s not Pete Davidson, ya rom com conspiracy theorists!

Neil Patrick Harris’ return to series television is coming this summer.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNetflix has ordered a docuseries from Shawn Levy, Vox Media Studios and The Verge about how technology will affect the basic aspects of our lives in the future, Variety has learned exclusively.Titled “The Future Of…,” the show asks: “What if we could look into the future to see how every aspect of our daily lives — from raising pets and house plants to what we eat and how we date — will be impacted by technology?” Per Netflix, “We can, and should, expect more from the future than the dystopia promised in current science fiction. ‘The Future Of…’ will reveal surprising and personal predictions about the rest of our lives — and the lives of generations to come.”The series will be released globally in two batches, with the first six episodes premiering Tuesday, June 21, and the remaining six episodes on Tuesday, June 28.

Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald are kicking up a storm in Las Vegas for their latest series.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Cobra Kai” creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald have set up their action series “Obliterated” at Netflix, Variety has learned.The Netflix series orders comes nearly three years after it was originally announced the show was picked up at TBS. The show is described as an action-comedy that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake.