The Will Smith-produced, Jackie Chan-starring martial arts blockbuster is about to disappear from Netflix. The $359 million hit broke franchise box office records, but U.S. subscribers now have limited time to stream it.
Jackie Chan’s The Karate Kid will leave Netflix soon
Netflix will remove The Karate Kid (2010) from its U.S. library on December 1, 2026. The streaming platform is clearing out its vaults before the year ends. According to What’s on Netflix, the original Karate Kid franchise entries will also depart on the same date. The 1984 original, The Karate Kid Part II (1986), and The Karate Kid Part III (1989) are all leaving alongside the 2010 remake.
The 2010 film stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in the lead roles, with Taraji P. Henson in a supporting part. Harald Zwart directed the film from a screenplay by Christopher Murphey. The story follows 12-year-old Dre Parker from Detroit, who moves to Beijing with his widowed mother. He runs afoul of a neighborhood bully and finds an unlikely ally in Mr. Han, an aging kung fu master.
The film reimagines the 1984 original by moving the setting from the United States to China. It also swaps karate for kung fu while keeping the franchise’s iconic title. Karate Kid: Legends (2025) later repositioned the 2010 film as a standalone sequel within the same continuity. Both Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio reprised their respective roles in that follow-up.
The film grossed $359.1 million worldwide on a modest $40 million budget. That total made it the highest-grossing entry in the entire Karate Kid franchise. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 67% approval rating based on 207 reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it an average grade of “A” on an A+ to F scale.
All removals from Netflix remain subject to change due to licensing agreements. Netflix may extend licenses or remove titles earlier than the listed dates. Removal dates typically represent the last full day to watch each title before it disappears at midnight PT.
