"Cobra Kai" season 6 uses AI to resurrect Mr. Miyagi, which was a controversial creative decision due to the fact actor Pat Morita passed away in 2005. It's especially noticeable when he shows up ...

Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg discuss their Netflix series' inevitable ending, their meta cameos and why ...

Originally portrayed by the late Pat Morita, Mr. Miyagi was Daniel LaRusso’s everything: a sensei, a father figure, and a best friend. The final season of Cobra Kai dove into the legacy of ...

Pat Morita originated the Mr. Miyagi role in the 1984 film "The Karate Kid." He returned for "The Karate Kid Part II," "The Karate Kid Part III" and the Hilary Swank-led "The Next Karate Kid." ...

Pat Morita, dying in 2005. In the show, Miyagi appears to his student in dream sequences, giving advice and training. For the movements, a body double was used. “That was actually Don Lee ...

The creators of Netflix's hit karate comedy sought approvals from the family of Pat Morita, who died in 2005, before reviving the beloved character.

The answers lie in the plotline surrounding Daniel's late sensei, Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita). Season 6 reveals a dark truth about Miyagi's past: Years ago, he killed a man in the Sekai Taikai.

Filming the Miyagi scenes required a body double and a soundalike as the base, "Then, using Pat Morita's actual voice and AI technology, you kind of merge the two," Schlossberg explains.