Bij een herdenkingsdienst voor Japanse strijders die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog in het Amerikaanse leger hebben gediend, ontmoet Kesuke Miyagi de weduwe Louisa Pierce. Haar kleindochter Julie is opstandig doordat de dood van haar ouders niet heeft kunnen verwerken. Miyagi besluit haar les te geven in karate.
Nee, helaas is The Next Karate Kid nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Christopher Cain | Director |
| Writing | Robert Mark Kamen | Characters |
| Writing | Mark Lee | Screenplay |
| Production | R.J. Louis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jerry Weintraub | Producer |
| Sound | Bill Conti | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | László Kovács | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ronald Roose | Editor |
| Production | Joy Todd | Casting Director |
| Production | Susan Ekins | Associate Producer |
| Art | Walter P. Martishius | Production Design |
| Crew | Pat E. Johnson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Pat E. Johnson | Choreographer |
| Art | Tracey A. Doyle | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve LaPorte | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Semtob | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Chris Burton | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Dennis Dion | Special Effects |
| Sound | Stephen Hunter Flick | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Bartlett | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Steve Livingston | Music Editor |
| Sound | Jeffrey Pollack | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Ken Kushnick | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | David Passick | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Brian Smyj | Stunts |
