The new chapter starts two weeks after the final events of the original game. (nosleepgamer.com)
Despite being a sequel, you have limited exposure to the characters and events of the original game. (reviews2go.com)
Scheduled to premiere in 2018, the sequel is set to take place 30 years after events of the original movie, with Ralph Macchio and William Zabka on board to reprise their roles as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, according to The Hollywood Reporter. (highsnobiety.com)