
Cobra Kai co-creator Josh Heald says The Next Karate Kid star Hilary Swank ultimately turned down a chance to make an appearance on the show – and I'd be lying if I said my heart didn't hurt.
"We did reach out in the very early days before the season to see if there was a path [for her to appear],” Heald told IndieWire. "We had an inkling of an idea about how she could come into this story and not have to commit to 10 episodes or something.”