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Cobra Kai: The Complete Series on Blu-ray in March

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“Cobra Kai: The Complete Series“ is finally coming to Blu-ray Disc on March 3rd via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

The show, established as a follow-up to the original “Karate Kid” films, ran from 2018 through 2025 for a total of six seasons, primarily on Netflix. It starred Ralph Macchio and William Zabka. Its supporting cast included Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, Jacob Bertrand, Gianni DeCenzo, and Martin Kove. The tech specs for the Blu-ray set include a 1080p HD video presentation in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio with lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound, spanning across a 13-disc set.

UPDATED: The Blu-ray set is now available for preorder at Amazon. The bonus materials for this set are listed below, featuring lots of new Blu-ray exclusive extras.

  • SEASON ONE:
    • NEW BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE: Commentary on the Pilot with Show Creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
    • Deleted Scenes, 2 Featurettes, 2 Musical Performances
  • SEASON TWO
    • Deleted Scenes, 5 Featurettes, Blooper Reel
  • SEASON THREE
    •  Deleted Scenes, Blooper Reel
  • SEASON FOUR
    •  Deleted Scenes, Blooper Reel, Featurette
  • SEASON FIVE
    •  Deleted Scenes, Blooper Reel
  • SEASON SIX:
    • NEW BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE: Commentary on the Series Finale with Show Creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
    • Deleted Scenes, Blooper Reel

EDITORIAL NOTE: This is the very first time in the United States that this show has come to Blu-ray Disc. Stateside, the show has received individual DVD releases for the first five seasons. The final (sixth) season will also get a DVD release on March 3rd. For now, this set will be the only way to own the show in HD on physical media in its entirety. Eventually you will see individual releases for each season, one would think, but that’s only based on my own speculation.

John Carpenter’s 1998 film Vampires on 4K in January

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The 1998 film “Vampires” directed by John Carpenter, will be released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on January 21 via Scream Factory. The film starred James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, and Maximilian Schell.

The movie has received a 4K restoration from the original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound. The release will come as a “combo pack” with a Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon and you can also preorder directly via the Shout! Factory website. The bonus materials, listed by disc, set to be included with this release are listed below.

DISC ONE (4K UHD):

  • Audio Commentary With Director John Carpenter

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):

  • Audio Commentary With Director John Carpenter
  • “Time To Kill Some Vampires” – Interviews With Director Jon Carpenter, Producer Sandy King Carpenter, And Cinematographer Garry B. Kibbe
  • “Jack The Vampire Slayer” – An Interview With Actor James Woods
  • “The First Vampire” – An Interview With Actor Thomas Ian Griffith
  • “Raising The Stakes” – An Interview With Special Effects Artist Greg Nicotero
  • “Padre” – An Interview With Actor Tim Guinee
  • Original Making Of Featurette
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots
  • Still Gallery

The Karate Kid Collection comes to 4K in December

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“The Karate Kid Collection“ is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on December 7th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The set includes the three films “The Karate Kid” (1984), “The Karate Kid Part II” (1986), and “The Karate Kid Part III” (1989). This release will mark the very first time that the two sequels have been available on the 4K UHD Blu-ray format. All three films have been remastered in 4K from the original camera negatives. All of the films were directed by John G. Avildsen and the cast for the films included Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki “Pat” Morita, and Martin Kove.

The tech specs for the 4K releases include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 and Dolby Vision forms of high dynamic range, as well as Dolby Atmos, a lossless 5.1 surround mix, and the original 2.0 Stereo theatrical sound mix, for each of the three films. Each release will come in the form of a “combo pack” meaning that it will include the Blu-ray Disc counterparts.

UPDATE: You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray set available for preorder over at Amazon.

The bonus materials set to be included for each film in this set include some new extras. Since that list can run a tad bit lengthy, I’ve chosen to include those in the press release listed further below after the break.

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Carpenter’s Vampires Collector’s Edition Blu-ray

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The 1998 film “John Carpenter’s Vampires“ is getting a “Collector’s Edition” Blu-ray Disc release on September 24th via Scream Factory. The film, directed by John Carpenter, starred James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Maximilian Schell, and Tim Guinee. The tech specs for the release have not yet been fully detailed but you can expect full 1080p HD video in the original 2.35:1 aspect ratio with lossless (DTS-HD Master Audio) sound, likely in both 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 surround configurations – although not yet confirmed. The Collector’s Edition Blu-ray is now available for pre-order over at Amazon. Bonus materials set to be included on the release have just been detailed today and are listed below.

  • NEW Time to Kill Some Vampires – an interview with composer/director John Carpenter, producer Sandy King Carpenter and cinematographer Garry B. Kibbe
  • NEW Jack the Slayer – an interview with actor James Woods
  • NEW The First Vampire – an interview with actor Thomas Ian Griffith
  • NEW Raising the Stakes – an interview with special effects artist Greg Nicotero
  • NEW Padre – an interview with actor Tim Guinee
  • Audio Commentary by composer/director John Carpenter
  • Isolated Score
  • Vintage Making of featurette
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots
  • Still Gallery

Further below, after the break, you can find the full announcement regarding this upcoming Blu-ray release of the film.

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