Development In August 2021, ahead of the fourth season premiere, the series was renewed for a fifth season.
Casting All main cast members from the previous season returned for the fifth, with
Gianni DeCenzo now being credited as a "special guest appearance".
Sean Kanan and
Robyn Lively guest starred as
Mike Barnes and
Jessica Andrews respectively, reprising their roles from
The Karate Kid Part III. In addition to Kanan and Lively returning, Alicia Hannah-Kim joined the cast as Kim Da-eun.
Dallas Dupree Young, who portrays Kenny Payne, was upped to a series regular role after recurring during the fourth season.
Filming Filming for the fifth season began in September 2021 and finished in December. Like previous seasons, parts were filmed in
Atlanta, Georgia,
Marietta, Georgia and
Los Angeles, California. The
Mexico scenes were filmed in
Puerto Rico on a two-day filming block, just like the two-day filming block of
Okinawa, Japan and the
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in
Tokyo, Japan for the third season.
Music Music used during the season primarily highlighted that
from the 1980s. Featured artists included
Billy Idol,
Jon Bon Jovi, and
Van Halen. Other songs such as "
Eye of the Tiger" by
Survivor and
Dead or Alive's "
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" were also used.
Soundtracks Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson once again returned to compose for the season.
Madison Gate Records released two digital
soundtrack albums on September 16, 2022. La-La Land Records distributed physical CD releases which featured 13 additional tracks across the two volumes. A single from the first volume, "Once Upon a Time in the Valley", was released a month earlier on August 19. Matt Ryan Tobin designed the cover art for the albums.
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