'Cobra Kai' Creators to Resurrect Fan-Favorite Stoner Comedy 'Harold and Kumar'
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"Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle" remains one of the most beloved stoner comedies of all-time, following Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) as they attempt to go to White Castle despite numerous obstacles, including a maniacal Neil Patrick Harris as himself.
Directed by Danny Leiner and co-written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, the movie was a box office success and inspired two sequels: "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay" and "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas."
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Now, it appears that a fourth film is finally in the works, almost 15 years after the third film.
Hayden Schlossberg, co-writer, and Jon Hurwitz, co-writer.
Hayden Schlossberg, co-writer, and Jon Hurwitz, co-writer.
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According to an article from The Hollywood Reporter, Hurwitz and Schlossberg have received the green light to work on the next "Harold & Kumar" film as writers and directors.
The duo is being joined by writer Josh Heald. Together, Heald, Hurwitz and Schlossberg created that smash hit "Karate Kid" spin-off series "Cobra Kai," which just wrapped its sixth and final season.
Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the creators behind worldwide Netflix sensation #CobraKai, have closed a deal to write a new installment of #HaroldAndKumar with John Cho and Kal Penn expected to return https://t.co/FGzWE69gPJ pic.twitter.com/UoB0UwqQ9m — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 17, 2025
Both John Cho and Kal Penn are expected to return. At the moment, there is no word whether Neil Patrick Harris will return.
"We're fired up to bring Harold and Kumar back in a return to the unapologetically R-rated, smoke-filled chaos that started it all," Hurwitz and Schlossberg said in a joint statement. "It's high time they puff and pass their wisdom onto a new generation. Just don't tell their kids."
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There have been multiple attempts to revive the franchise in the past, with an attempted Adult Swim animated series in 2014 and both Cho and Penn often speaking about developing a fourth movie.
"We would love to do a fourth movie. John Cho and I text about it all the time," Penn said, per Variety in 2020. "Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg — who created and wrote all three movies in the franchise — we all would love to do one.
"I think we all, thankfully, have the blessing of being really busy right now and want to find the right venue and the right timing."
Fortunately, it seems that the timing is finally right to put the bud back in buddy comedies.
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