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Cobra Kai
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Genre
  • Comedy drama
  • Martial arts
Created by
  • Josh Heald
  • Jon Hurwitz
  • Hayden Schlossberg
Based on The Karate Kid
by Robert Mark Kamen
Starring
  • Ralph Macchio
  • William Zabka
  • Courtney Henggeler
  • Xolo Maridueña
  • Tanner Buchanan
  • Mary Mouser
  • Jacob Bertrand
  • Gianni DeCenzo
  • Martin Kove
  • Peyton List
  • Vanessa Rubio
  • Thomas Ian Griffith
  • Dallas Dupree Young
Composers
  • Leo Birenberg
  • Zach Robinson
Country of origin United States
Original language English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 50 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • William Zabka
  • Ralph Macchio
  • Will Smith
  • James Lassiter
  • Caleeb Pinkett
  • Susan Ekins
  • Josh Heald
  • Jon Hurwitz
  • Hayden Schlossberg
Producers
  • Katrin L. Goodson
  • Bob Wilson
Production locations Atlanta, Georgia
Los Angeles, California
Cinematography Cameron Duncan
Editors
  • Nicholas Monsour
  • Jeff Seibenick
  • Ivan Victor
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 22–48 minutes
Production companies
  • Hurwitz & Schlossberg Productions (seasons 1–2)
  • Overbrook Entertainment (seasons 1–2)
  • Heald Productions (season 2)
  • Counterbalance Entertainment (season 3)
  • Westbrook Studios (season 3)
  • Sony Pictures Television Studios
Distributor Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network
  • YouTube Red (season 1)
  • YouTube Premium (season 2)
  • Netflix (season 3 – present)[1]
Picture format 4K (UHDTV)
Audio format
  • Stereo (YouTube)
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 (Netflix)
Original release May 2, 2018 –
present

Cobra Kai is an American martial arts comedy-drama television series and a sequel to the original The Karate Kid films by Robert Mark Kamen.[2] The series was created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, and is distributed by Sony Pictures Television. The series was released on YouTube Red / YouTube Premium for the first two seasons, before moving to Netflix starting with the third. The series stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, who reprise their roles as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence from the 1984 film The Karate Kid and its sequels, The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid Part III (1989).

The first and second seasons launched on YouTube Red/Premium in May 2018 and April 2019. Netflix acquired the series in June 2020 after YouTube decided to stop producing scripted original programming. The third, fourth and fifth seasons were released in January 2021, December 2021, and September 2022, respectively. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season.[3]

Cobra Kai begins in the fall of 2017, and re-examines the «Miyagi-verse» narrative from Johnny’s point of view, beginning with his decision to reopen the Cobra Kai karate dojo, and the rekindling of his old rivalry with Daniel.[4] Cobra Kai also stars Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, Jacob Bertrand, Gianni DeCenzo, Peyton List, Vanessa Rubio and Dallas Dupree Young, with Martin Kove and Thomas Ian Griffith also reprising their roles from the films.

The series attained high viewership on both YouTube and Netflix, and has received critical acclaim for its writing, performances, action sequences, humor, character development, and homage to the previous films. It has received numerous awards and nominations, with the third season being nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.

Summary

Over three decades after being defeated by Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament in The Karate Kid (1984), Johnny Lawrence, now in his 50s, suffers from alcoholism and depression. He works as a part-time handyman, and lives in an apartment in Reseda, Los Angeles, having fallen far from the wealthy lifestyle in Encino that he had been accustomed to growing up. He has an estranged son named Robby from a previous relationship, whom he has abandoned. In contrast, Daniel is now the owner of a highly successful car dealership chain, and is married to co-owner Amanda with whom has two children: Samantha and Anthony. Daniel is finally living the wealthy lifestyle he envied as a kid when he and his mother Lucille lived in Reseda. However, after his friend and mentor Mr. Miyagi died, Daniel’s struggle to meaningfully connect with his children has disrupted the balance in his life.

The first season begins in the 2017-18 school year, and follows a down-and-out Johnny using karate to defend his new teenage neighbor Miguel Diaz from a group of bullies. Johnny agrees to teach Miguel karate and opens the Cobra Kai karate dojo as a chance to recapture his past. The revived Cobra Kai attracts a group of bullied social outcasts who find camaraderie and self-confidence under his tutelage. Johnny develops a bond with Miguel in a manner that resembles the relationship between Daniel and Mr. Miyagi. Cobra Kai’s philosophy, however, remains mostly unchanged, though Johnny tries to infuse it with more honor than Kreese did. On the other hand, the reopening of Cobra Kai revives Johnny’s rivalry with Daniel, who vows to bring down the dojo. Robby gets a job at Daniel’s car dealership as revenge against his father. Daniel forms a mentorship with Robby and begins teaching him the style of karate he learned from Mr. Miyagi. Later, Robby develops a rivalry with Miguel reminiscent of the rivalry between Daniel and Johnny, and on May 19, Miguel defeats Robby at the 2018 All-Valley Karate Tournament.

The second season takes place during the summer of 2018. Following Cobra Kai’s victory at the 2018 All-Valley Karate Tournament, John Kreese returns to Cobra Kai, leading to tension between himself as Johnny. Meanwhile, Daniel reopens the Miyagi-Do dojo with Robby and Sam as his students in response to Cobra Kai’s success, sparking a massive rivalry between the two dojos. Johnny also briefly reunites with original Cobra Kai members, Tommy, Bobby, and Jimmy (from The Karate Kid). After a brutal school brawl on the first day of school at the end of season two, Kreese seizes control of the Cobra Kai dojo and kicks Johnny out.

The third season takes place during the fall of 2018, as Johnny forms the new dojo Eagle Fang. He also agrees to partner with Daniel as a means of combating the new Cobra Kai under Kreese. The season also showcases the return of Ali (from The Karate Kid), as well as Chozen, Kumiko, and Yuna (from The Karate Kid Part II).

The fourth season takes place between January to May 2019, and revolves around Daniel, Johnny and Kreese agreeing to settle the fate of their dojos at the next All-Valley Karate Tournament. Kreese, however, brings back former Cobra Kai co-founder Terry Silver (from The Karate Kid Part III), who proves to be more dangerous than Kreese himself.

The fifth season continues in 2019. With the help of Chozen, Daniel and Johnny plot to bring down Cobra Kai, which is now run by Silver (following a cheated victory at the 2019 All-Valley Karate Tournament and Kreese being arrested after Silver frames him for attempted murder). Daniel’s former rival Mike Barnes and Amanda’s cousin Jessica Andrews (both from The Karate Kid Part III) return in this season.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

  • Joe Seo as Kyler Park (recurring, seasons 1, 3–5)
  • Annalisa Cochrane as Yasmine (recurring, seasons 1, 3; guest seasons 4–5)
  • Bo Mitchell as Brucks (recurring, season 1; guest season 3)
  • Bret Ernst as Louie LaRusso Jr. (recurring, seasons 1, 3; guest seasons 4–5)
  • Hannah Kepple as Moon (recurring, seasons 1–4; guest, season 5)
  • Dan Ahdoot as Anoush Norouzi (recurring, seasons 1–3; guest, seasons 4–5)
  • Vas Sanchez as Nestor (recurring, season 2; guest, seasons 1, 4)
  • Susan Gallagher as Homeless Lynn (recurring, season 1; guest, seasons 2–4)
  • Griffin Santopietro as Anthony LaRusso (recurring, seasons 1, 4–5; guest, seasons 2–3)
  • Nichole Brown as Aisha Robinson (recurring, seasons 1–2; guest, season 4)[c]
  • Rose Bianco as Rosa Diaz (recurring, seasons 1–2, 4; guest, seasons 3, 5)
  • Terayle Hill as Trey (recurring, season 1; guest, seasons 2–3)
  • Jeff Kaplan as Cruz (recurring, season 1; guest, seasons 2–3)
  • Owen Morgan as Bert (recurring, seasons 1–5)[d]
  • Ed Asner as Sid Weinberg (guest, seasons 1, 3)
  • Erin Bradley Dangar as Counselor Blatt (guest, seasons 1, 3–4)
  • David Shatraw as Tom Cole (guest, seasons 1, 3)
  • Diora Baird as Shannon Keene (guest, seasons 1–5)
  • Ken Davitian as Armand Zarkarian (guest, seasons 1–3)
  • Candace Moon as Laura Lawrence (guest, seasons 1, 4)
  • Randee Heller as Lucille LaRusso (guest, seasons 1–2, 4)
  • Paul Walter Hauser as Raymond «Stingray» Porter (recurring, seasons 2, 5; guest, season 4)
  • Aedin Mincks as Mitch (recurring, seasons 2–5)
  • Khalil Everage as Chris (recurring, seasons 2–5)
  • Nathaniel Oh as Nathaniel (recurring, seasons 2–5)
  • Selah Austria as Piper Elswith (recurring, season 4; guest, season 2)
  • Kim Fields as Sandra Robinson (guest, season 2)
  • Ron Thomas as Bobby Brown (guest, seasons 2–3)
  • Rob Garrison as Tommy (guest, season 2)
  • Tony O’Dell as Jimmy (guest, season 2)
  • Okea Eme-Akwari as Shawn Payne (recurring, season 3; guest, season 4)
  • Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi (recurring, season 5; guest, seasons 3–4)[e]
  • Dee Snider as Himself (guest, season 3)
  • Tamlyn Tomita as Kumiko (guest, season 3)
  • Traci Toguchi as Yuna (guest, season 3)
  • Terry Serpico as Captain George Turner (guest, seasons 3, 5)
  • Seth Kemp as Ponytail (guest, season 3)
  • Elisabeth Shue as Ali Mills (guest, season 3)
  • Brock Duncan as Zack Thompson (recurring, season 4)
  • Milena Rivero as Lia Cabrera (recurring, season 4)
  • Oona O’Brien as Devon Lee (recurring, seasons 4–5)
  • Salome Azizi as Cheyenne Hamidi (guest, season 4)
  • Julia Macchio as Vanessa LaRusso (guest, seasons 4–5)
  • Carrie Underwood as Herself (guest, season 4)
  • Alicia Hannah-Kim as Kim Da-Eun (recurring, season 5)
  • Owen Harn as Gabriel (recurring, season 5)
  • Luis Roberto Guzmán as Hector Salazar (guest, season 5)
  • Sean Kanan as Mike Barnes (guest, season 5)
  • Robyn Lively as Jessica Andrews (guest, season 5)
  • Sunny Mabrey as Lizzie-Anne (guest, season 5)
  • Tracey Bonner as Dr. Emily Folsom (guest, season 5)
  • Carsten Norgaard as Gunther Braun (guest, season 5)
  • Tyron Woodley as Sensei Odell/K.O. (guest, season 5)[f]
  • Stephen Thompson as Sensei Morozov (uncredited, season 5)[g]

Archival footage

The following characters only appear via archival footage from the film series:

  • Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi
  • Danny Kamekona as Sato Toguchi
  • Nobu McCarthy as Yukie
  • Chad McQueen as Dutch
  • Israel Juarbe as Freddy Fernandez
  • Jonathan Avildsen as Snake
  • Christopher Paul Ford as Dennis

Episodes

Production

The thematic genesis for Cobra Kai began with a few works of pop culture. First, the 2007 music video for the song «Sweep the Leg» by No More Kings stars William Zabka (who also directed the video) as a caricature of himself as Johnny, and features references to The Karate Kid, including cameo appearances by Zabka’s former Karate Kid co-stars.[6][7] In a 2010 interview, Zabka jokingly discussed this video in the context of his vision that Johnny was the true hero of the film.[8] Next in June 2010, Macchio appeared in Funny or Die’s online short, «Wax On, F*ck Off», in which his loved ones stage an intervention to turn the former child star from a well-adjusted family man into an addict besieged with tabloid scandal in order to help his career (with frequent references to The Karate Kid.[9] A recurring joke in the sketch is that Macchio is confused for an adolescent. The short was lauded by TV Guide’s Bruce Fretts, who referred to the video as «sidesplitting» and «comic gold».[10] Finally, in 2013, Macchio and Zabka made guest appearances as themselves in the television sitcom How I Met Your Mother («The Bro Mitzvah»). In the episode, Macchio is invited to Barney Stinson’s bachelor party, leading to Barney shouting that he hates Macchio and that Johnny was the real hero of The Karate Kid. Towards the end of the episode, a clown in the party wipes off his makeup and reveals himself as Zabka.[11] This influenced the launch of Cobra Kai, which gives a balanced perspective for Johnny, Daniel, and other characters.[12] Zabka continued to be a recurring character throughout the ninth season of the show.

Development

Cobra Kai was greenlit in August 2017, with ten half-hour episodes, written and executive produced by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg. Although the series received offers from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and AMC, it ultimately ended up on the subscription service YouTube Red.[13][14] The trio was joined by executive producers James Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett of Overbrook Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures Television.[15] YouTube Premium released the first season on May 2, 2018, and the second season on April 24, 2019. The creators of the series explored moving to another platform ahead of the season two premiere, but the deal did not go through.[16]

The third season was produced for YouTube and was initially set for a 2020 release,[17][18] but in May 2020, the series left YouTube and moved to another streaming platform, ahead of its third-season premiere. As YouTube was not interested in renewing the series for a fourth season, the producers wanted to find a streaming venue that would leave that option open.[19] The show moved to Netflix in June, taking the third season with them.[20] Netflix released the first two seasons from YouTube on August 28, 2020, and the new third season on January 1, 2021.[21] A fourth season was renewed, prior to season 3 being released,[22] and was released on December 31, 2021.[23][24] The fifth season premiered on September 9, 2022.[25][26] In January 2023, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season.[27]

Miyagi-verse

Characters from the original four films The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), The Next Karate Kid (1994) comprise the Miyagi-verse that shapes Cobra Kai. Thus, after the launch of season 1, Elisabeth Shue (Ali Mills) from The Karate Kid,[28][29] Tamlyn Tomita (Kumiko) and Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi) from The Karate Kid II,[29] and Robyn Lively (Jessica Andrews),[30] Thomas Ian Griffith (Terry Silver), and Sean Kanan (Mike Barnes)[31] from The Karate Kid III, all discussed their interest in the series.[32][33]

Since 2019, there has been a discussion about the potential involvement of Hilary Swank (Julie Pierce, The Next Karate Kid) in Cobra Kai. When asked about her involvement, she said that it would be a chance to have a «showdown» with Ralph Macchio.[34] In 2020, the writers added that they spoke about every character appearing in the Miyagi-verse, including Julie Pierce, but they were not sure whether she will return or not in the franchise.[35] Later in 2022, when again asked about her potential involvement, Swank stated that she is «not in Cobra Kai, no one’s asked me to be in Cobra Kai…no one’s called me!…but it’s so funny, isn’t it, that’s the one thing I get asked the most and no one’s called me?»[36] A few weeks later, Ralph Macchio responded to questions about her comments by stating that «most of this rests on Jon (Hurwitz), Josh (Heald), and Hayden (Schlossberg) who create the show, and the writing staff. And we’re always very collaborative and we always talk through things. They are great listeners and that’s why, like I said, they care, and I care. So, I think that’s why everything’s working. I think there’s certainly room in the Miyagi-verse…You would imagine that Julie Pierce and Daniel LaRusso knew each other even though we don’t have those scenes and I’m not a part of that specific film. These guys just amaze me all the time with what they’re able to create, and the fact that they just don’t create it for fan service. They really create stories that work and enhance characters. And then the fact that it’s fan service as well is why I think it’s working on all cylinders. So, there’s my long answer to the short question that I really don’t know, but I expect if there’s an opportunity it will be taken up on.»[37]

Jon Hurwitz has also clarified that The Karate Kid animated series is not part of the Miyagi-verse canon, but an Easter egg from it appears in the season 3, in response to the question about its status within the Karate Kid franchise.[38] The Easter egg was the Miyagi-Do shrine, briefly seen at Chozen Toguchi’s dojo in Okinawa halfway through the season. The artifacts were recovered by Daniel LaRusso and Mister Miyagi in the short-lived Karate Kid animated series, which ran for thirteen episodes in 1989.[39] Furthermore, the writers have also said that they will not be using characters from the 2010 film The Karate Kid, as they are not a part of the «Miyagi-verse»: «We’ve ruled that out completely. Jackie Chan is mentioned in season 1 of the show as an actor, so I think in our world, Jackie Chan is an actor and a performer. If the characters on our show have seen a movie called The Karate Kid, they’ve seen that one.»[40]

Casting

In season 1, Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprised their respective Karate Kid roles of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence. Additional Karate Kid actors included Randee Heller, who reprised her role as Lucille LaRusso (Daniel’s mother),[41] and Martin Kove, who revived his role as John Kreese.[42] The cast list for season 1 included Xolo Maridueña, Mary Mouser, Tanner Buchanan, and Courtney Henggeler. Ed Asner was cast in a guest role as Johnny’s verbally abusive step-father, Sid Weinberg.[43][44] Vanessa Rubio joined the cast as Miguel’s mother.[45]

In season 2, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, and Courtney Henggeler all returned,[42] with Jacob Bertrand, Gianni DeCenzo, and Martin Kove being promoted to series regulars and newcomers Paul Walter Hauser and Peyton List joining the cast.[46][47] Actors from The Karate Kid, Rob Garrison (Tommy), Ron Thomas (Bobby), Tony O’Dell (Jimmy), and Randee Heller (Lucille LaRusso) made guest appearances during this season.

In season 3, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, and Courtney Henggeler all returned. Actors from The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid II, Elisabeth Shue (Ali Mills), Ron Thomas (Bobby), Tamlyn Tomita (Kumiko), Traci Toguchi (Yuna), and Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi) all made guest appearances during this season.

In season 4, Vanessa Rubio and Peyton List were promoted to series regulars,[48] while Dallas Dupree Young and Oona O’Brien were cast in recurring roles.[48] In addition, Thomas Ian Griffith reprised his role as Terry Silver from The Karate Kid III,[49] and actors from The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid II, Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi)[50] and Randee Heller (Lucille LaRusso), made guest appearances.

In season 5, Yuji Okumoto had a recurring role as Chozen Toguchi.[51] In addition, Sean Kanan reprised his role as Mike Barnes and Robyn Lively reprised her role as Jessica Andrews from The Karate Kid III.[52] Alicia Hannah-Kim also joined the cast as Kim Da-Eun. Dallas Dupree Young, who joined the show in season four as Kenny Payne, was upgraded to a series regular.[53]

Filming

Principal photography for the first season began in October 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. Filming took place at various locations throughout that month at places including Union City, Marietta, and the Briarcliff Campus of Emory University.[54] In November, shooting moved to locales such as the North Atlanta Soccer Association Tophat fields in East Cobb.[55] In December, the production was working out of Marietta and Conyers.[56] Various exterior shots were also filmed in parts of Los Angeles such as Tarzana and Encino.[57] Exterior locations included Golf N’ Stuff in Norwalk and the South Seas Apartments in Reseda, both of which were originally featured in The Karate Kid.[58]

Principal photography for the second season began in September 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. In October, production continued around Atlanta with shooting also occurring in Marietta.[59] In November, the series was filming in Union City.[60] In December, shooting transpired at the closed Rio Bravo Cantina restaurant in Atlanta.[61]

Principal photography for the fourth season began in February 2021 and ended in April in Atlanta, Georgia.[62]

Filming for the fifth season began in September 2021 and finished in December.[63]

Release

Marketing

The series was promoted at the annual Television Critics Association’s winter press tour held in January 2018, when YouTube’s global head of original content Susanne Daniels described the show: «It is a half an hour format but I would call it a dramedy. I think it leans into the tone of the movies in that there are dramatic moments throughout. I think it’s very faithful really in some ways to what the movie set about doing, the lessons imparted in the movie if you will. It’s next generation Karate Kid.»[64]

Several trailers for the show were released from February[65][66][67] to March, before the premiere date was revealed to be May 2.[68]

YouTube Premium released a six-minute commercial parodying ESPN’s 30 for 30 in April 2019, featuring the main cast members and select ESPN personalities analyzing the 1984 match between Daniel and Johnny.[69][70] It was nominated for a Clio Award.[71]

Premiere

The series held its world premiere on April 24, 2018, at the SVA Theatre in New York City, New York, during the annual Tribeca Film Festival. Following the screening, a discussion was held with writers, directors, and executive producers Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz, and Josh Heald, in addition to series stars and co-executive producers William Zabka and Ralph Macchio.[72]

YouTube partnered with Fathom Events for special screenings of the first two episodes of the series at around 700 movie theaters across the United States. The event also included a screening of the original film.[73][74]

Reception

Critical response

All five seasons of Cobra Kai have received positive critical reviews. At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the entire series received a 95% approval rating.[75] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the series holds an average rating of 71 out of 100.[76]

The first season had a positive response from critics. At Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 100% approval rating, with an average score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 49 reviews. The website’s critical consensus reads: «Cobra Kai continues the Karate Kid franchise with a blend of pleasantly corny nostalgia and teen angst, elevated by a cast of well-written characters.»[77] Cobra Kai was 2018’s best-reviewed TV drama on Rotten Tomatoes.[78] Metacritic assigned the season a score of 72 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[79]

The second season had a positive response from critics. At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an 90% approval rating with an average score of 7.4 out of 10, based on 31 reviews. Its critical consensus reads: «While Cobra Kai‘s subversive kick no longer carries the same gleeful impact of its inaugural season, its second round is still among the best around – no amount of mid-life crisis and teenage ennui’s ever gonna keep it down.»[80] Metacritic’s weighted average assigned the second season a score of 66 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[81]

The third season of the series had a positive response from critics. At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an 90% approval rating, with an average score of 8 out of 10 based on 51 reviews. The website’s critical consensus reads: «By pairing its emotional punches with stronger humor, Cobra Kai‘s third season finds itself in fine fighting form.»[82] On Metacritic with its weighted average, assigned a score of 72 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[83]

The fourth season had a positive response from critics. It received a 95% Rotten Tomatoes approval rating, with an average score of 7.9 out of 10 based on 37 reviews. The website’s critical consensus reads: «Cobra Kai still delights in a fourth season that mines great fun from shifting alliances, chiefly the uneasy truce between Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso.»[84][85] Metacritic’s weighted average assigned the fourth season a score of 70 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[86]

The fifth season has received a positive response from critics. It has received a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 100%, with an average rating of 8 out of 10 based on 33 reviews. The site’s critical consensus reads: «Deftly managing an expanded roster of punchy personalities, Cobra Kai graduates to a black belt proficiency in heartfelt melodrama and sly humor.»[87] On Metacritic, it has received a weighted score of 78 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[88]

Viewership

YouTube

The first episode, which was posted on YouTube for free along with episode two, had been viewed 5.4 million times within the first 24 hours.[89] While it was noted that the response had been, in part, a result of YouTube releasing the episode for free, it was noted by Cinema Blend‘s Britt Lawrence that YouTube Red’s new series debuted to numbers that made rival streaming services take notice.[90] By October 30, 2018, ahead of the second-season premiere, YouTube was promoting the report that the first episode had then been viewed over 50 million times.[91] The first episode was No. 8 on YouTube’s list of ten top-trending videos of 2018.[92]

According to market research company Parrot Analytics, the first season of Cobra Kai was the world’s most in-demand streaming television show during May 2018.[93] Parrot Analytics later reported that the second season of Cobra Kai was the world’s most in-demand digital television show during April[94] and through May 2019.[95] As of September 2020, the season 1 premiere has over 90 million views,[96] and the season 2 premiere has over 86 million views.[97]

Netflix

After the series moved to Netflix in August 2020, season 1 and season 2 of Cobra Kai became the most-watched series on the platform.[98] It was the most-watched show on streaming media in the United States between August 29 and September 6, according to Nielsen ratings. During the week, the show’s 20 episodes drew nearly 2.2 billion streaming minutes in the United States.[99] The first season was watched on Netflix by 50 million member households in its first four weeks,[100] making Cobra Kai the most-streamed show on Netflix during the month of September 2020.[101][102]

In February 2021, after the release of season 3, Forbes announced that it «kicked off 2021 as one of most viewed original series on a streaming platform». During the period of December 28, 2020 – January 3, 2021, it came in «second only to Netflix’s Bridgerton«, with over 2.6 billion viewing minutes.[103] Cobra Kai then moved to first place during the period of January 4–10, 2021.[104] Critics also offered cultural commentary in response to season three. Jen Yamato of Los Angeles Times stated that by the end of season three, there are three white men at the center of Cobra Kai, a franchise rooted in and deeply indebted to Eastern tradition.[105] Gustavo Arellano of Los Angeles Times suggested that Cobra Kai offers a «way forward for all of us during these tumultuous times», as he saw this uplifting season 3 finale the weekend before the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol invasion.[106] The Hollywood Reporter, former NBA champion and student of martial arts Kareem Abdul-Jabbar suggested that his friend and teacher, the late Bruce Lee, was linked to the influence of the original Karate Kid films.[107] Finally, Albert Wu and Michelle Kuo of the Los Angeles Review of Books argued that while the original Karate Kid «film functioned as a post-Vietnam critique of American empire, staking its position explicitly: pacifism over violence, peace over war, an admittedly romanticized version of Eastern wisdom over the macho bravado of jock culture», Cobra Kai «models» the «unending appeal» of the «American Empire».[108]

Awards and nominations

Home media

During the show’s time on YouTube Red, Cobra Kai was not released on DVD,[128] but once the show made its move to Netflix, Sony Pictures released the first and second seasons in a «Collector’s Edition» DVD set on November 24, 2020 in the United States.[129] In 2022, Sony Pictures released the third season in January[130][131] and the fourth in September, both in the United States.[132]

Key
  = Available only on DVD
  = Available only on Blu-ray
  = Available on both DVD & Blu-ray
Season Release date
Region 1[133] Region 2/B[134] Region 2/B
(Germany)[135] 		Region 4/B[136]
1 & 2 November 24, 2020 May 4, 2020 (DVD)

December 21, 2020 (Blu-ray)

January 14, 2022 (LE) No release
1 No release No release December 17, 2020 August 14, 2019
2 No release No release December 17, 2020 May 7, 2020
3 January 11, 2022 January 17, 2022 July 10, 2022 (LE) January 12, 2022
4 September 13, 2022 October 17, 2022 TBA November 9, 2022

Soundtracks

Cobra Kai: Wax Off – EP

Cobra Kai: Wax Off – EP
EP by

Leo Birenberg
& Zach Robinson
Released July 23, 2021
Genre Soundtrack
Length 13:45
Label Madison Gate Records
Leo Birenberg
& Zach Robinson chronology
Cobra Kai: Season 3 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series)
(2021) 		Cobra Kai: Wax Off – EP
(2021) 		Cobra Kai: Season 4, Vol. 1 «All Valley Tournament 51» (Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series)
(2022)

Madison Gate Records released an extended play entitled Cobra Kai: Wax Off – EP on July 23, 2021, featuring extended versions of four previously released tracks from the first two seasons soundtracks.[137]

Track listing

All music is composed by Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson.

No. Title Length
1. «Quiver – Extended» 3:51
2. «Cobra Guy – Extended» 2:31
3. «A Badass Name for a Dojo – Extended» 3:02
4. «Sam and Robby – Extended» 4:20
Total length: 13:45

Video games

Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues, a video game based on the series, was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on October 27, 2020, and for Microsoft Windows on January 5, 2021.[138]

A mobile game entitled Cobra Kai: Card Fighter was released on March 19, 2021, on iOS and Android devices.[139]

Book

In 2022, Ralph Macchio published the memoir Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me (Dutton), in which he reflects upon the making of and legacy of the Karate Kid films and Cobra Kai.[140]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Credited as a «Special Guest Star».
  2. ^ Despite being credited as a recurring guest star, List was frequently listed alongside other starring cast members in promotional material for the third season.[5]
  3. ^ Despite being credited as a recurring guest star, Brown appeared in every episode of the second season.
  4. ^ Despite having appeared in several episodes of the first season, Morgan remained uncredited until the episode «Different but Same».
  5. ^ Despite being credited as a recurring guest star, Okumoto appeared in every episode of the fifth season.
  6. ^ Despite having appeared in several episodes of the fifth season, Woodley remained uncredited until the episode «Head of the Snake».
  7. ^ Despite having appeared in several episodes of the fifth season, Thompson remained uncredited for all his appearances.

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Cobra Kai
CobraKaiTitleScreen.png
Genre
  • Comedy drama
  • Martial arts
Created by
  • Josh Heald
  • Jon Hurwitz
  • Hayden Schlossberg
Based on The Karate Kid
by Robert Mark Kamen
Starring
  • Ralph Macchio
  • William Zabka
  • Courtney Henggeler
  • Xolo Maridueña
  • Tanner Buchanan
  • Mary Mouser
  • Jacob Bertrand
  • Gianni DeCenzo
  • Martin Kove
  • Peyton List
  • Vanessa Rubio
  • Thomas Ian Griffith
  • Dallas Dupree Young
Composers
  • Leo Birenberg
  • Zach Robinson
Country of origin United States
Original language English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 50 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • William Zabka
  • Ralph Macchio
  • Will Smith
  • James Lassiter
  • Caleeb Pinkett
  • Susan Ekins
  • Josh Heald
  • Jon Hurwitz
  • Hayden Schlossberg
Producers
  • Katrin L. Goodson
  • Bob Wilson
Production locations Atlanta, Georgia
Los Angeles, California
Cinematography Cameron Duncan
Editors
  • Nicholas Monsour
  • Jeff Seibenick
  • Ivan Victor
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 22–48 minutes
Production companies
  • Hurwitz & Schlossberg Productions (seasons 1–2)
  • Overbrook Entertainment (seasons 1–2)
  • Heald Productions (season 2)
  • Counterbalance Entertainment (season 3)
  • Westbrook Studios (season 3)
  • Sony Pictures Television Studios
Distributor Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network
  • YouTube Red (season 1)
  • YouTube Premium (season 2)
  • Netflix (season 3 – present)[1]
Picture format 4K (UHDTV)
Audio format
  • Stereo (YouTube)
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 (Netflix)
Original release May 2, 2018 –
present

Cobra Kai is an American martial arts comedy-drama television series and a sequel to the original The Karate Kid films by Robert Mark Kamen.[2] The series was created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, and is distributed by Sony Pictures Television. The series was released on YouTube Red / YouTube Premium for the first two seasons, before moving to Netflix starting with the third. The series stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, who reprise their roles as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence from the 1984 film The Karate Kid and its sequels, The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid Part III (1989).

The first and second seasons launched on YouTube Red/Premium in May 2018 and April 2019. Netflix acquired the series in June 2020 after YouTube decided to stop producing scripted original programming. The third, fourth and fifth seasons were released in January 2021, December 2021, and September 2022, respectively. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season.[3]

Cobra Kai begins in the fall of 2017, and re-examines the «Miyagi-verse» narrative from Johnny’s point of view, beginning with his decision to reopen the Cobra Kai karate dojo, and the rekindling of his old rivalry with Daniel.[4] Cobra Kai also stars Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, Jacob Bertrand, Gianni DeCenzo, Peyton List, Vanessa Rubio and Dallas Dupree Young, with Martin Kove and Thomas Ian Griffith also reprising their roles from the films.

The series attained high viewership on both YouTube and Netflix, and has received critical acclaim for its writing, performances, action sequences, humor, character development, and homage to the previous films. It has received numerous awards and nominations, with the third season being nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.

Summary

Over three decades after being defeated by Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament in The Karate Kid (1984), Johnny Lawrence, now in his 50s, suffers from alcoholism and depression. He works as a part-time handyman, and lives in an apartment in Reseda, Los Angeles, having fallen far from the wealthy lifestyle in Encino that he had been accustomed to growing up. He has an estranged son named Robby from a previous relationship, whom he has abandoned. In contrast, Daniel is now the owner of a highly successful car dealership chain, and is married to co-owner Amanda with whom has two children: Samantha and Anthony. Daniel is finally living the wealthy lifestyle he envied as a kid when he and his mother Lucille lived in Reseda. However, after his friend and mentor Mr. Miyagi died, Daniel’s struggle to meaningfully connect with his children has disrupted the balance in his life.

The first season begins in the 2017-18 school year, and follows a down-and-out Johnny using karate to defend his new teenage neighbor Miguel Diaz from a group of bullies. Johnny agrees to teach Miguel karate and opens the Cobra Kai karate dojo as a chance to recapture his past. The revived Cobra Kai attracts a group of bullied social outcasts who find camaraderie and self-confidence under his tutelage. Johnny develops a bond with Miguel in a manner that resembles the relationship between Daniel and Mr. Miyagi. Cobra Kai’s philosophy, however, remains mostly unchanged, though Johnny tries to infuse it with more honor than Kreese did. On the other hand, the reopening of Cobra Kai revives Johnny’s rivalry with Daniel, who vows to bring down the dojo. Robby gets a job at Daniel’s car dealership as revenge against his father. Daniel forms a mentorship with Robby and begins teaching him the style of karate he learned from Mr. Miyagi. Later, Robby develops a rivalry with Miguel reminiscent of the rivalry between Daniel and Johnny, and on May 19, Miguel defeats Robby at the 2018 All-Valley Karate Tournament.

The second season takes place during the summer of 2018. Following Cobra Kai’s victory at the 2018 All-Valley Karate Tournament, John Kreese returns to Cobra Kai, leading to tension between himself as Johnny. Meanwhile, Daniel reopens the Miyagi-Do dojo with Robby and Sam as his students in response to Cobra Kai’s success, sparking a massive rivalry between the two dojos. Johnny also briefly reunites with original Cobra Kai members, Tommy, Bobby, and Jimmy (from The Karate Kid). After a brutal school brawl on the first day of school at the end of season two, Kreese seizes control of the Cobra Kai dojo and kicks Johnny out.

The third season takes place during the fall of 2018, as Johnny forms the new dojo Eagle Fang. He also agrees to partner with Daniel as a means of combating the new Cobra Kai under Kreese. The season also showcases the return of Ali (from The Karate Kid), as well as Chozen, Kumiko, and Yuna (from The Karate Kid Part II).

The fourth season takes place between January to May 2019, and revolves around Daniel, Johnny and Kreese agreeing to settle the fate of their dojos at the next All-Valley Karate Tournament. Kreese, however, brings back former Cobra Kai co-founder Terry Silver (from The Karate Kid Part III), who proves to be more dangerous than Kreese himself.

The fifth season continues in 2019. With the help of Chozen, Daniel and Johnny plot to bring down Cobra Kai, which is now run by Silver (following a cheated victory at the 2019 All-Valley Karate Tournament and Kreese being arrested after Silver frames him for attempted murder). Daniel’s former rival Mike Barnes and Amanda’s cousin Jessica Andrews (both from The Karate Kid Part III) return in this season.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

  • Joe Seo as Kyler Park (recurring, seasons 1, 3–5)
  • Annalisa Cochrane as Yasmine (recurring, seasons 1, 3; guest seasons 4–5)
  • Bo Mitchell as Brucks (recurring, season 1; guest season 3)
  • Bret Ernst as Louie LaRusso Jr. (recurring, seasons 1, 3; guest seasons 4–5)
  • Hannah Kepple as Moon (recurring, seasons 1–4; guest, season 5)
  • Dan Ahdoot as Anoush Norouzi (recurring, seasons 1–3; guest, seasons 4–5)
  • Vas Sanchez as Nestor (recurring, season 2; guest, seasons 1, 4)
  • Susan Gallagher as Homeless Lynn (recurring, season 1; guest, seasons 2–4)
  • Griffin Santopietro as Anthony LaRusso (recurring, seasons 1, 4–5; guest, seasons 2–3)
  • Nichole Brown as Aisha Robinson (recurring, seasons 1–2; guest, season 4)[c]
  • Rose Bianco as Rosa Diaz (recurring, seasons 1–2, 4; guest, seasons 3, 5)
  • Terayle Hill as Trey (recurring, season 1; guest, seasons 2–3)
  • Jeff Kaplan as Cruz (recurring, season 1; guest, seasons 2–3)
  • Owen Morgan as Bert (recurring, seasons 1–5)[d]
  • Ed Asner as Sid Weinberg (guest, seasons 1, 3)
  • Erin Bradley Dangar as Counselor Blatt (guest, seasons 1, 3–4)
  • David Shatraw as Tom Cole (guest, seasons 1, 3)
  • Diora Baird as Shannon Keene (guest, seasons 1–5)
  • Ken Davitian as Armand Zarkarian (guest, seasons 1–3)
  • Candace Moon as Laura Lawrence (guest, seasons 1, 4)
  • Randee Heller as Lucille LaRusso (guest, seasons 1–2, 4)
  • Paul Walter Hauser as Raymond «Stingray» Porter (recurring, seasons 2, 5; guest, season 4)
  • Aedin Mincks as Mitch (recurring, seasons 2–5)
  • Khalil Everage as Chris (recurring, seasons 2–5)
  • Nathaniel Oh as Nathaniel (recurring, seasons 2–5)
  • Selah Austria as Piper Elswith (recurring, season 4; guest, season 2)
  • Kim Fields as Sandra Robinson (guest, season 2)
  • Ron Thomas as Bobby Brown (guest, seasons 2–3)
  • Rob Garrison as Tommy (guest, season 2)
  • Tony O’Dell as Jimmy (guest, season 2)
  • Okea Eme-Akwari as Shawn Payne (recurring, season 3; guest, season 4)
  • Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi (recurring, season 5; guest, seasons 3–4)[e]
  • Dee Snider as Himself (guest, season 3)
  • Tamlyn Tomita as Kumiko (guest, season 3)
  • Traci Toguchi as Yuna (guest, season 3)
  • Terry Serpico as Captain George Turner (guest, seasons 3, 5)
  • Seth Kemp as Ponytail (guest, season 3)
  • Elisabeth Shue as Ali Mills (guest, season 3)
  • Brock Duncan as Zack Thompson (recurring, season 4)
  • Milena Rivero as Lia Cabrera (recurring, season 4)
  • Oona O’Brien as Devon Lee (recurring, seasons 4–5)
  • Salome Azizi as Cheyenne Hamidi (guest, season 4)
  • Julia Macchio as Vanessa LaRusso (guest, seasons 4–5)
  • Carrie Underwood as Herself (guest, season 4)
  • Alicia Hannah-Kim as Kim Da-Eun (recurring, season 5)
  • Owen Harn as Gabriel (recurring, season 5)
  • Luis Roberto Guzmán as Hector Salazar (guest, season 5)
  • Sean Kanan as Mike Barnes (guest, season 5)
  • Robyn Lively as Jessica Andrews (guest, season 5)
  • Sunny Mabrey as Lizzie-Anne (guest, season 5)
  • Tracey Bonner as Dr. Emily Folsom (guest, season 5)
  • Carsten Norgaard as Gunther Braun (guest, season 5)
  • Tyron Woodley as Sensei Odell/K.O. (guest, season 5)[f]
  • Stephen Thompson as Sensei Morozov (uncredited, season 5)[g]

Archival footage

The following characters only appear via archival footage from the film series:

  • Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi
  • Danny Kamekona as Sato Toguchi
  • Nobu McCarthy as Yukie
  • Chad McQueen as Dutch
  • Israel Juarbe as Freddy Fernandez
  • Jonathan Avildsen as Snake
  • Christopher Paul Ford as Dennis

Episodes

Production

The thematic genesis for Cobra Kai began with a few works of pop culture. First, the 2007 music video for the song «Sweep the Leg» by No More Kings stars William Zabka (who also directed the video) as a caricature of himself as Johnny, and features references to The Karate Kid, including cameo appearances by Zabka’s former Karate Kid co-stars.[6][7] In a 2010 interview, Zabka jokingly discussed this video in the context of his vision that Johnny was the true hero of the film.[8] Next in June 2010, Macchio appeared in Funny or Die’s online short, «Wax On, F*ck Off», in which his loved ones stage an intervention to turn the former child star from a well-adjusted family man into an addict besieged with tabloid scandal in order to help his career (with frequent references to The Karate Kid.[9] A recurring joke in the sketch is that Macchio is confused for an adolescent. The short was lauded by TV Guide’s Bruce Fretts, who referred to the video as «sidesplitting» and «comic gold».[10] Finally, in 2013, Macchio and Zabka made guest appearances as themselves in the television sitcom How I Met Your Mother («The Bro Mitzvah»). In the episode, Macchio is invited to Barney Stinson’s bachelor party, leading to Barney shouting that he hates Macchio and that Johnny was the real hero of The Karate Kid. Towards the end of the episode, a clown in the party wipes off his makeup and reveals himself as Zabka.[11] This influenced the launch of Cobra Kai, which gives a balanced perspective for Johnny, Daniel, and other characters.[12] Zabka continued to be a recurring character throughout the ninth season of the show.

Development

Cobra Kai was greenlit in August 2017, with ten half-hour episodes, written and executive produced by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg. Although the series received offers from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and AMC, it ultimately ended up on the subscription service YouTube Red.[13][14] The trio was joined by executive producers James Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett of Overbrook Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures Television.[15] YouTube Premium released the first season on May 2, 2018, and the second season on April 24, 2019. The creators of the series explored moving to another platform ahead of the season two premiere, but the deal did not go through.[16]

The third season was produced for YouTube and was initially set for a 2020 release,[17][18] but in May 2020, the series left YouTube and moved to another streaming platform, ahead of its third-season premiere. As YouTube was not interested in renewing the series for a fourth season, the producers wanted to find a streaming venue that would leave that option open.[19] The show moved to Netflix in June, taking the third season with them.[20] Netflix released the first two seasons from YouTube on August 28, 2020, and the new third season on January 1, 2021.[21] A fourth season was renewed, prior to season 3 being released,[22] and was released on December 31, 2021.[23][24] The fifth season premiered on September 9, 2022.[25][26] In January 2023, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season.[27]

Miyagi-verse

Characters from the original four films The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), The Next Karate Kid (1994) comprise the Miyagi-verse that shapes Cobra Kai. Thus, after the launch of season 1, Elisabeth Shue (Ali Mills) from The Karate Kid,[28][29] Tamlyn Tomita (Kumiko) and Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi) from The Karate Kid II,[29] and Robyn Lively (Jessica Andrews),[30] Thomas Ian Griffith (Terry Silver), and Sean Kanan (Mike Barnes)[31] from The Karate Kid III, all discussed their interest in the series.[32][33]

Since 2019, there has been a discussion about the potential involvement of Hilary Swank (Julie Pierce, The Next Karate Kid) in Cobra Kai. When asked about her involvement, she said that it would be a chance to have a «showdown» with Ralph Macchio.[34] In 2020, the writers added that they spoke about every character appearing in the Miyagi-verse, including Julie Pierce, but they were not sure whether she will return or not in the franchise.[35] Later in 2022, when again asked about her potential involvement, Swank stated that she is «not in Cobra Kai, no one’s asked me to be in Cobra Kai…no one’s called me!…but it’s so funny, isn’t it, that’s the one thing I get asked the most and no one’s called me?»[36] A few weeks later, Ralph Macchio responded to questions about her comments by stating that «most of this rests on Jon (Hurwitz), Josh (Heald), and Hayden (Schlossberg) who create the show, and the writing staff. And we’re always very collaborative and we always talk through things. They are great listeners and that’s why, like I said, they care, and I care. So, I think that’s why everything’s working. I think there’s certainly room in the Miyagi-verse…You would imagine that Julie Pierce and Daniel LaRusso knew each other even though we don’t have those scenes and I’m not a part of that specific film. These guys just amaze me all the time with what they’re able to create, and the fact that they just don’t create it for fan service. They really create stories that work and enhance characters. And then the fact that it’s fan service as well is why I think it’s working on all cylinders. So, there’s my long answer to the short question that I really don’t know, but I expect if there’s an opportunity it will be taken up on.»[37]

Jon Hurwitz has also clarified that The Karate Kid animated series is not part of the Miyagi-verse canon, but an Easter egg from it appears in the season 3, in response to the question about its status within the Karate Kid franchise.[38] The Easter egg was the Miyagi-Do shrine, briefly seen at Chozen Toguchi’s dojo in Okinawa halfway through the season. The artifacts were recovered by Daniel LaRusso and Mister Miyagi in the short-lived Karate Kid animated series, which ran for thirteen episodes in 1989.[39] Furthermore, the writers have also said that they will not be using characters from the 2010 film The Karate Kid, as they are not a part of the «Miyagi-verse»: «We’ve ruled that out completely. Jackie Chan is mentioned in season 1 of the show as an actor, so I think in our world, Jackie Chan is an actor and a performer. If the characters on our show have seen a movie called The Karate Kid, they’ve seen that one.»[40]

Casting

In season 1, Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprised their respective Karate Kid roles of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence. Additional Karate Kid actors included Randee Heller, who reprised her role as Lucille LaRusso (Daniel’s mother),[41] and Martin Kove, who revived his role as John Kreese.[42] The cast list for season 1 included Xolo Maridueña, Mary Mouser, Tanner Buchanan, and Courtney Henggeler. Ed Asner was cast in a guest role as Johnny’s verbally abusive step-father, Sid Weinberg.[43][44] Vanessa Rubio joined the cast as Miguel’s mother.[45]

In season 2, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, and Courtney Henggeler all returned,[42] with Jacob Bertrand, Gianni DeCenzo, and Martin Kove being promoted to series regulars and newcomers Paul Walter Hauser and Peyton List joining the cast.[46][47] Actors from The Karate Kid, Rob Garrison (Tommy), Ron Thomas (Bobby), Tony O’Dell (Jimmy), and Randee Heller (Lucille LaRusso) made guest appearances during this season.

In season 3, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, and Courtney Henggeler all returned. Actors from The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid II, Elisabeth Shue (Ali Mills), Ron Thomas (Bobby), Tamlyn Tomita (Kumiko), Traci Toguchi (Yuna), and Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi) all made guest appearances during this season.

In season 4, Vanessa Rubio and Peyton List were promoted to series regulars,[48] while Dallas Dupree Young and Oona O’Brien were cast in recurring roles.[48] In addition, Thomas Ian Griffith reprised his role as Terry Silver from The Karate Kid III,[49] and actors from The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid II, Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi)[50] and Randee Heller (Lucille LaRusso), made guest appearances.

In season 5, Yuji Okumoto had a recurring role as Chozen Toguchi.[51] In addition, Sean Kanan reprised his role as Mike Barnes and Robyn Lively reprised her role as Jessica Andrews from The Karate Kid III.[52] Alicia Hannah-Kim also joined the cast as Kim Da-Eun. Dallas Dupree Young, who joined the show in season four as Kenny Payne, was upgraded to a series regular.[53]

Filming

Principal photography for the first season began in October 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. Filming took place at various locations throughout that month at places including Union City, Marietta, and the Briarcliff Campus of Emory University.[54] In November, shooting moved to locales such as the North Atlanta Soccer Association Tophat fields in East Cobb.[55] In December, the production was working out of Marietta and Conyers.[56] Various exterior shots were also filmed in parts of Los Angeles such as Tarzana and Encino.[57] Exterior locations included Golf N’ Stuff in Norwalk and the South Seas Apartments in Reseda, both of which were originally featured in The Karate Kid.[58]

Principal photography for the second season began in September 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. In October, production continued around Atlanta with shooting also occurring in Marietta.[59] In November, the series was filming in Union City.[60] In December, shooting transpired at the closed Rio Bravo Cantina restaurant in Atlanta.[61]

Principal photography for the fourth season began in February 2021 and ended in April in Atlanta, Georgia.[62]

Filming for the fifth season began in September 2021 and finished in December.[63]

Release

Marketing

The series was promoted at the annual Television Critics Association’s winter press tour held in January 2018, when YouTube’s global head of original content Susanne Daniels described the show: «It is a half an hour format but I would call it a dramedy. I think it leans into the tone of the movies in that there are dramatic moments throughout. I think it’s very faithful really in some ways to what the movie set about doing, the lessons imparted in the movie if you will. It’s next generation Karate Kid.»[64]

Several trailers for the show were released from February[65][66][67] to March, before the premiere date was revealed to be May 2.[68]

YouTube Premium released a six-minute commercial parodying ESPN’s 30 for 30 in April 2019, featuring the main cast members and select ESPN personalities analyzing the 1984 match between Daniel and Johnny.[69][70] It was nominated for a Clio Award.[71]

Premiere

The series held its world premiere on April 24, 2018, at the SVA Theatre in New York City, New York, during the annual Tribeca Film Festival. Following the screening, a discussion was held with writers, directors, and executive producers Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz, and Josh Heald, in addition to series stars and co-executive producers William Zabka and Ralph Macchio.[72]

YouTube partnered with Fathom Events for special screenings of the first two episodes of the series at around 700 movie theaters across the United States. The event also included a screening of the original film.[73][74]

Reception

Critical response

All five seasons of Cobra Kai have received positive critical reviews. At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the entire series received a 95% approval rating.[75] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the series holds an average rating of 71 out of 100.[76]

The first season had a positive response from critics. At Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 100% approval rating, with an average score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 49 reviews. The website’s critical consensus reads: «Cobra Kai continues the Karate Kid franchise with a blend of pleasantly corny nostalgia and teen angst, elevated by a cast of well-written characters.»[77] Cobra Kai was 2018’s best-reviewed TV drama on Rotten Tomatoes.[78] Metacritic assigned the season a score of 72 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[79]

The second season had a positive response from critics. At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an 90% approval rating with an average score of 7.4 out of 10, based on 31 reviews. Its critical consensus reads: «While Cobra Kai‘s subversive kick no longer carries the same gleeful impact of its inaugural season, its second round is still among the best around – no amount of mid-life crisis and teenage ennui’s ever gonna keep it down.»[80] Metacritic’s weighted average assigned the second season a score of 66 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[81]

The third season of the series had a positive response from critics. At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an 90% approval rating, with an average score of 8 out of 10 based on 51 reviews. The website’s critical consensus reads: «By pairing its emotional punches with stronger humor, Cobra Kai‘s third season finds itself in fine fighting form.»[82] On Metacritic with its weighted average, assigned a score of 72 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[83]

The fourth season had a positive response from critics. It received a 95% Rotten Tomatoes approval rating, with an average score of 7.9 out of 10 based on 37 reviews. The website’s critical consensus reads: «Cobra Kai still delights in a fourth season that mines great fun from shifting alliances, chiefly the uneasy truce between Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso.»[84][85] Metacritic’s weighted average assigned the fourth season a score of 70 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[86]

The fifth season has received a positive response from critics. It has received a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 100%, with an average rating of 8 out of 10 based on 33 reviews. The site’s critical consensus reads: «Deftly managing an expanded roster of punchy personalities, Cobra Kai graduates to a black belt proficiency in heartfelt melodrama and sly humor.»[87] On Metacritic, it has received a weighted score of 78 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[88]

Viewership

YouTube

The first episode, which was posted on YouTube for free along with episode two, had been viewed 5.4 million times within the first 24 hours.[89] While it was noted that the response had been, in part, a result of YouTube releasing the episode for free, it was noted by Cinema Blend‘s Britt Lawrence that YouTube Red’s new series debuted to numbers that made rival streaming services take notice.[90] By October 30, 2018, ahead of the second-season premiere, YouTube was promoting the report that the first episode had then been viewed over 50 million times.[91] The first episode was No. 8 on YouTube’s list of ten top-trending videos of 2018.[92]

According to market research company Parrot Analytics, the first season of Cobra Kai was the world’s most in-demand streaming television show during May 2018.[93] Parrot Analytics later reported that the second season of Cobra Kai was the world’s most in-demand digital television show during April[94] and through May 2019.[95] As of September 2020, the season 1 premiere has over 90 million views,[96] and the season 2 premiere has over 86 million views.[97]

Netflix

After the series moved to Netflix in August 2020, season 1 and season 2 of Cobra Kai became the most-watched series on the platform.[98] It was the most-watched show on streaming media in the United States between August 29 and September 6, according to Nielsen ratings. During the week, the show’s 20 episodes drew nearly 2.2 billion streaming minutes in the United States.[99] The first season was watched on Netflix by 50 million member households in its first four weeks,[100] making Cobra Kai the most-streamed show on Netflix during the month of September 2020.[101][102]

In February 2021, after the release of season 3, Forbes announced that it «kicked off 2021 as one of most viewed original series on a streaming platform». During the period of December 28, 2020 – January 3, 2021, it came in «second only to Netflix’s Bridgerton«, with over 2.6 billion viewing minutes.[103] Cobra Kai then moved to first place during the period of January 4–10, 2021.[104] Critics also offered cultural commentary in response to season three. Jen Yamato of Los Angeles Times stated that by the end of season three, there are three white men at the center of Cobra Kai, a franchise rooted in and deeply indebted to Eastern tradition.[105] Gustavo Arellano of Los Angeles Times suggested that Cobra Kai offers a «way forward for all of us during these tumultuous times», as he saw this uplifting season 3 finale the weekend before the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol invasion.[106] The Hollywood Reporter, former NBA champion and student of martial arts Kareem Abdul-Jabbar suggested that his friend and teacher, the late Bruce Lee, was linked to the influence of the original Karate Kid films.[107] Finally, Albert Wu and Michelle Kuo of the Los Angeles Review of Books argued that while the original Karate Kid «film functioned as a post-Vietnam critique of American empire, staking its position explicitly: pacifism over violence, peace over war, an admittedly romanticized version of Eastern wisdom over the macho bravado of jock culture», Cobra Kai «models» the «unending appeal» of the «American Empire».[108]

Awards and nominations

Home media

During the show’s time on YouTube Red, Cobra Kai was not released on DVD,[128] but once the show made its move to Netflix, Sony Pictures released the first and second seasons in a «Collector’s Edition» DVD set on November 24, 2020 in the United States.[129] In 2022, Sony Pictures released the third season in January[130][131] and the fourth in September, both in the United States.[132]

Key
  = Available only on DVD
  = Available only on Blu-ray
  = Available on both DVD & Blu-ray
Season Release date
Region 1[133] Region 2/B[134] Region 2/B
(Germany)[135] 		Region 4/B[136]
1 & 2 November 24, 2020 May 4, 2020 (DVD)

December 21, 2020 (Blu-ray)

January 14, 2022 (LE) No release
1 No release No release December 17, 2020 August 14, 2019
2 No release No release December 17, 2020 May 7, 2020
3 January 11, 2022 January 17, 2022 July 10, 2022 (LE) January 12, 2022
4 September 13, 2022 October 17, 2022 TBA November 9, 2022

Soundtracks

Cobra Kai: Wax Off – EP

Cobra Kai: Wax Off – EP
EP by

Leo Birenberg
& Zach Robinson
Released July 23, 2021
Genre Soundtrack
Length 13:45
Label Madison Gate Records
Leo Birenberg
& Zach Robinson chronology
Cobra Kai: Season 3 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series)
(2021) 		Cobra Kai: Wax Off – EP
(2021) 		Cobra Kai: Season 4, Vol. 1 «All Valley Tournament 51» (Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series)
(2022)

Madison Gate Records released an extended play entitled Cobra Kai: Wax Off – EP on July 23, 2021, featuring extended versions of four previously released tracks from the first two seasons soundtracks.[137]

Track listing

All music is composed by Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson.

No. Title Length
1. «Quiver – Extended» 3:51
2. «Cobra Guy – Extended» 2:31
3. «A Badass Name for a Dojo – Extended» 3:02
4. «Sam and Robby – Extended» 4:20
Total length: 13:45

Video games

Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues, a video game based on the series, was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on October 27, 2020, and for Microsoft Windows on January 5, 2021.[138]

A mobile game entitled Cobra Kai: Card Fighter was released on March 19, 2021, on iOS and Android devices.[139]

Book

In 2022, Ralph Macchio published the memoir Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me (Dutton), in which he reflects upon the making of and legacy of the Karate Kid films and Cobra Kai.[140]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Credited as a «Special Guest Star».
  2. ^ Despite being credited as a recurring guest star, List was frequently listed alongside other starring cast members in promotional material for the third season.[5]
  3. ^ Despite being credited as a recurring guest star, Brown appeared in every episode of the second season.
  4. ^ Despite having appeared in several episodes of the first season, Morgan remained uncredited until the episode «Different but Same».
  5. ^ Despite being credited as a recurring guest star, Okumoto appeared in every episode of the fifth season.
  6. ^ Despite having appeared in several episodes of the fifth season, Woodley remained uncredited until the episode «Head of the Snake».
  7. ^ Despite having appeared in several episodes of the fifth season, Thompson remained uncredited for all his appearances.

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Кобра Кай

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Выпущено: США / 2018 год

Название в оригинале: Cobra Kai
Рейтинг IMDb: 8,5 (173 820 голосов)
Жанр: комедия, спорт, боевик, драма

Режиссер: Джон Харвитц, Хейден Шлоссберг, Джош Хилд

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Многосерийная спортивная драма «Кобра Кай» рассказывает продолжение истории персонажей из серии кинофильмов «Малыш-каратист». Протагонистов зовут Джонни Лоуренс и Дэниэл Ларуссо. Они знакомы с раннего детства, так как вместе занимались единоборствами в зале и бились друг с другом за чемпионский пояс. Первый надеялся стать профессионалом в каратэ, но на одном из турниров потерпел сокрушительное поражение и надолго оставил спорт. Теперь Джонни больше не амбициозный спортсмен, а обычный малоимущий житель большого американского города, где ему постоянно приходится искать себе работу. Его старый знакомый, Дэниэл, напротив, добился сногсшибательных успехов как в бизнесе, так и в любимом виде спорта. Мужчинам уже давно за сорок, но когда они случайно узнают друг друга на улице, им снова хочется вернуться к любимым тренировкам. Главные герои создают собственную спортивную секцию и начинают набирать туда учеников.

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Кобра Кай

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Thomas Ian Griffith, Ralph Macchio, Yuji Okumoto, William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler, Oona O'Brien, Mary Mouser, Peyton List, Alicia Hannah-Kim, Jacob Bertrand, Vanessa Rubio, Tanner Buchanan, Gianni DeCenzo, Xolo Maridueña, and Dallas Dupree Young in Кобра Кай (2018)

Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves martial-arts rivals again.Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves martial-arts rivals again.Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves martial-arts rivals again.

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    Cobra Kai is an American martial arts comedy-drama television series and a sequel to the original The Karate Kid films by Robert Mark Kamen.[2] The series was created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, and is distributed by Sony Pictures Television. The series was released on YouTube Red / YouTube Premium for the first two seasons, before moving to Netflix starting with the third. The series stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, who reprise their roles as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence from the 1984 film The Karate Kid and its sequels, The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid Part III (1989).

    The first and second seasons launched on YouTube Red/Premium in May 2018 and April 2019. Netflix acquired the series in June 2020 after YouTube decided to stop producing scripted original programming. The third, fourth and fifth seasons were released in January 2021, December 2021, and September 2022, respectively. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season.[3]

    Cobra Kai begins in the fall of 2017, and re-examines the «Miyagi-verse» narrative from Johnny’s point of view, beginning with his decision to reopen the Cobra Kai karate dojo, and the rekindling of his old rivalry with Daniel.[4] Cobra Kai also stars Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, Jacob Bertrand, Gianni DeCenzo, Peyton List, Vanessa Rubio and Dallas Dupree Young, with Martin Kove and Thomas Ian Griffith also reprising their roles from the films.

    The series attained high viewership on both YouTube and Netflix, and has received critical acclaim for its writing, performances, action sequences, humor, character development, and homage to the previous films. It has received numerous awards and nominations, with the third season being nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.

    Summary

    Over three decades after being defeated by Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament in The Karate Kid (1984), Johnny Lawrence, now in his 50s, suffers from alcoholism and depression. He works as a part-time handyman, and lives in an apartment in Reseda, Los Angeles, having fallen far from the wealthy lifestyle in Encino that he had been accustomed to growing up. He has an estranged son named Robby from a previous relationship, whom he has abandoned. In contrast, Daniel is now the owner of a highly successful car dealership chain, and is married to co-owner Amanda with whom has two children: Samantha and Anthony. Daniel is finally living the wealthy lifestyle he envied as a kid when he and his mother Lucille lived in Reseda. However, after his friend and mentor Mr. Miyagi died, Daniel’s struggle to meaningfully connect with his children has disrupted the balance in his life.

    The first season begins in the 2017-18 school year, and follows a down-and-out Johnny using karate to defend his new teenage neighbor Miguel Diaz from a group of bullies. Johnny agrees to teach Miguel karate and opens the Cobra Kai karate dojo as a chance to recapture his past. The revived Cobra Kai attracts a group of bullied social outcasts who find camaraderie and self-confidence under his tutelage. Johnny develops a bond with Miguel in a manner that resembles the relationship between Daniel and Mr. Miyagi. Cobra Kai’s philosophy, however, remains mostly unchanged, though Johnny tries to infuse it with more honor than Kreese did. On the other hand, the reopening of Cobra Kai revives Johnny’s rivalry with Daniel, who vows to bring down the dojo. Robby gets a job at Daniel’s car dealership as revenge against his father. Daniel forms a mentorship with Robby and begins teaching him the style of karate he learned from Mr. Miyagi. Later, Robby develops a rivalry with Miguel reminiscent of the rivalry between Daniel and Johnny, and on May 19, Miguel defeats Robby at the 2018 All-Valley Karate Tournament.

    The second season takes place during the summer of 2018. Following Cobra Kai’s victory at the 2018 All-Valley Karate Tournament, John Kreese returns to Cobra Kai, leading to tension between himself as Johnny. Meanwhile, Daniel reopens the Miyagi-Do dojo with Robby and Sam as his students in response to Cobra Kai’s success, sparking a massive rivalry between the two dojos. Johnny also briefly reunites with original Cobra Kai members, Tommy, Bobby, and Jimmy (from The Karate Kid). After a brutal school brawl on the first day of school at the end of season two, Kreese seizes control of the Cobra Kai dojo and kicks Johnny out.

    The third season takes place during the fall of 2018, as Johnny forms the new dojo Eagle Fang. He also agrees to partner with Daniel as a means of combating the new Cobra Kai under Kreese. The season also showcases the return of Ali (from The Karate Kid), as well as Chozen, Kumiko, and Yuna (from The Karate Kid Part II).

    The fourth season takes place between January to May 2019, and revolves around Daniel, Johnny and Kreese agreeing to settle the fate of their dojos at the next All-Valley Karate Tournament. Kreese, however, brings back former Cobra Kai co-founder Terry Silver (from The Karate Kid Part III), who proves to be more dangerous than Kreese himself.

    The fifth season continues in 2019. With the help of Chozen, Daniel and Johnny plot to bring down Cobra Kai, which is now run by Silver (following a cheated victory at the 2019 All-Valley Karate Tournament and Kreese being arrested after Silver frames him for attempted murder). Daniel’s former rival Mike Barnes and Amanda’s cousin Jessica Andrews (both from The Karate Kid Part III) return in this season.

    Cast and characters

    Main cast

    Supporting cast

    • Joe Seo as Kyler Park (recurring, seasons 1, 3–5)
    • Annalisa Cochrane as Yasmine (recurring, seasons 1, 3; guest seasons 4–5)
    • Bo Mitchell as Brucks (recurring, season 1; guest season 3)
    • Bret Ernst as Louie LaRusso Jr. (recurring, seasons 1, 3; guest seasons 4–5)
    • Hannah Kepple as Moon (recurring, seasons 1–4; guest, season 5)
    • Dan Ahdoot as Anoush Norouzi (recurring, seasons 1–3; guest, seasons 4–5)
    • Vas Sanchez as Nestor (recurring, season 2; guest, seasons 1, 4)
    • Susan Gallagher as Homeless Lynn (recurring, season 1; guest, seasons 2–4)
    • Griffin Santopietro as Anthony LaRusso (recurring, seasons 1, 4–5; guest, seasons 2–3)
    • Nichole Brown as Aisha Robinson (recurring, seasons 1–2; guest, season 4)[c]
    • Rose Bianco as Rosa Diaz (recurring, seasons 1–2, 4; guest, seasons 3, 5)
    • Terayle Hill as Trey (recurring, season 1; guest, seasons 2–3)
    • Jeff Kaplan as Cruz (recurring, season 1; guest, seasons 2–3)
    • Owen Morgan as Bert (recurring, seasons 1–5)[d]
    • Ed Asner as Sid Weinberg (guest, seasons 1, 3)
    • Erin Bradley Dangar as Counselor Blatt (guest, seasons 1, 3–4)
    • David Shatraw as Tom Cole (guest, seasons 1, 3)
    • Diora Baird as Shannon Keene (guest, seasons 1–5)
    • Ken Davitian as Armand Zarkarian (guest, seasons 1–3)
    • Candace Moon as Laura Lawrence (guest, seasons 1, 4)
    • Randee Heller as Lucille LaRusso (guest, seasons 1–2, 4)
    • Paul Walter Hauser as Raymond »Stingray» Porter (recurring, seasons 2, 5; guest, season 4)
    • Aedin Mincks as Mitch (recurring, seasons 2–5)
    • Khalil Everage as Chris (recurring, seasons 2–5)
    • Nathaniel Oh as Nathaniel (recurring, seasons 2–5)
    • Selah Austria as Piper Elswith (recurring, season 4; guest, season 2)
    • Kim Fields as Sandra Robinson (guest, season 2)
    • Ron Thomas as Bobby Brown (guest, seasons 2–3)
    • Rob Garrison as Tommy (guest, season 2)
    • Tony O’Dell as Jimmy (guest, season 2)
    • Okea Eme-Akwari as Shawn Payne (recurring, season 3; guest, season 4)
    • Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi (recurring, season 5; guest, seasons 3–4)[e]
    • Dee Snider as Himself (guest, season 3)
    • Tamlyn Tomita as Kumiko (guest, season 3)
    • Traci Toguchi as Yuna (guest, season 3)
    • Terry Serpico as Captain George Turner (guest, seasons 3, 5)
    • Seth Kemp as Ponytail (guest, season 3)
    • Elisabeth Shue as Ali Mills (guest, season 3)
    • Brock Duncan as Zack Thompson (recurring, season 4)
    • Milena Rivero as Lia Cabrera (recurring, season 4)
    • Oona O’Brien as Devon Lee (recurring, seasons 4–5)
    • Salome Azizi as Cheyenne Hamidi (guest, season 4)
    • Julia Macchio as Vanessa LaRusso (guest, seasons 4–5)
    • Carrie Underwood as Herself (guest, season 4)
    • Alicia Hannah-Kim as Kim Da-Eun (recurring, season 5)
    • Owen Harn as Gabriel (recurring, season 5)
    • Luis Roberto Guzmán as Hector Salazar (guest, season 5)
    • Sean Kanan as Mike Barnes (guest, season 5)
    • Robyn Lively as Jessica Andrews (guest, season 5)
    • Sunny Mabrey as Lizzie-Anne (guest, season 5)
    • Tracey Bonner as Dr. Emily Folsom (guest, season 5)
    • Carsten Norgaard as Gunther Braun (guest, season 5)
    • Tyron Woodley as Sensei Odell/K.O. (guest, season 5)[f]
    • Stephen Thompson as Sensei Morozov (uncredited, season 5)[g]

    Archival footage

    The following characters only appear via archival footage from the film series:

    • Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi
    • Danny Kamekona as Sato Toguchi
    • Nobu McCarthy as Yukie
    • Chad McQueen as Dutch
    • Israel Juarbe as Freddy Fernandez
    • Jonathan Avildsen as Snake
    • Christopher Paul Ford as Dennis

    Episodes

    Production

    The thematic genesis for Cobra Kai began with a few works of pop culture. First, the 2007 music video for the song «Sweep the Leg» by No More Kings stars William Zabka (who also directed the video) as a caricature of himself as Johnny, and features references to The Karate Kid, including cameo appearances by Zabka’s former Karate Kid co-stars.[6][7] In a 2010 interview, Zabka jokingly discussed this video in the context of his vision that Johnny was the true hero of the film.[8] Next in June 2010, Macchio appeared in Funny or Die’s online short, «Wax On, F*ck Off», in which his loved ones stage an intervention to turn the former child star from a well-adjusted family man into an addict besieged with tabloid scandal in order to help his career (with frequent references to The Karate Kid.[9] A recurring joke in the sketch is that Macchio is confused for an adolescent. The short was lauded by TV Guide’s Bruce Fretts, who referred to the video as «sidesplitting» and «comic gold».[10] Finally, in 2013, Macchio and Zabka made guest appearances as themselves in the television sitcom How I Met Your Mother («The Bro Mitzvah»). In the episode, Macchio is invited to Barney Stinson’s bachelor party, leading to Barney shouting that he hates Macchio and that Johnny was the real hero of The Karate Kid. Towards the end of the episode, a clown in the party wipes off his makeup and reveals himself as Zabka.[11] This influenced the launch of Cobra Kai, which gives a balanced perspective for Johnny, Daniel, and other characters.[12] Zabka continued to be a recurring character throughout the ninth season of the show.

    Development

    Cobra Kai was greenlit in August 2017, with ten half-hour episodes, written and executive produced by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg. Although the series received offers from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and AMC, it ultimately ended up on the subscription service YouTube Red.[13][14] The trio was joined by executive producers James Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett of Overbrook Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures Television.[15] YouTube Premium released the first season on May 2, 2018, and the second season on April 24, 2019. The creators of the series explored moving to another platform ahead of the season two premiere, but the deal did not go through.[16]

    The third season was produced for YouTube and was initially set for a 2020 release,[17][18] but in May 2020, the series left YouTube and moved to another streaming platform, ahead of its third-season premiere. As YouTube was not interested in renewing the series for a fourth season, the producers wanted to find a streaming venue that would leave that option open.[19] The show moved to Netflix in June, taking the third season with them.[20] Netflix released the first two seasons from YouTube on August 28, 2020, and the new third season on January 1, 2021.[21] A fourth season was renewed, prior to season 3 being released,[22] and was released on December 31, 2021.[23][24] The fifth season premiered on September 9, 2022.[25][26] In January 2023, the series was renewed for a sixth and final season.[27]

    Miyagi-verse

    Characters from the original four films The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), The Next Karate Kid (1994) comprise the Miyagi-verse that shapes Cobra Kai. Thus, after the launch of season 1, Elisabeth Shue (Ali Mills) from The Karate Kid,[28][29] Tamlyn Tomita (Kumiko) and Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi) from The Karate Kid II,[29] and Robyn Lively (Jessica Andrews),[30] Thomas Ian Griffith (Terry Silver), and Sean Kanan (Mike Barnes)[31] from The Karate Kid III, all discussed their interest in the series.[32][33]

    Since 2019, there has been a discussion about the potential involvement of Hilary Swank (Julie Pierce, The Next Karate Kid) in Cobra Kai. When asked about her involvement, she said that it would be a chance to have a «showdown» with Ralph Macchio.[34] In 2020, the writers added that they spoke about every character appearing in the Miyagi-verse, including Julie Pierce, but they were not sure whether she will return or not in the franchise.[35] Later in 2022, when again asked about her potential involvement, Swank stated that she is «not in Cobra Kai, no one’s asked me to be in Cobra Kai…no one’s called me!…but it’s so funny, isn’t it, that’s the one thing I get asked the most and no one’s called me?»[36] A few weeks later, Ralph Macchio responded to questions about her comments by stating that «most of this rests on Jon (Hurwitz), Josh (Heald), and Hayden (Schlossberg) who create the show, and the writing staff. And we’re always very collaborative and we always talk through things. They are great listeners and that’s why, like I said, they care, and I care. So, I think that’s why everything’s working. I think there’s certainly room in the Miyagi-verse…You would imagine that Julie Pierce and Daniel LaRusso knew each other even though we don’t have those scenes and I’m not a part of that specific film. These guys just amaze me all the time with what they’re able to create, and the fact that they just don’t create it for fan service. They really create stories that work and enhance characters. And then the fact that it’s fan service as well is why I think it’s working on all cylinders. So, there’s my long answer to the short question that I really don’t know, but I expect if there’s an opportunity it will be taken up on.»[37]

    Jon Hurwitz has also clarified that The Karate Kid animated series is not part of the Miyagi-verse canon, but an Easter egg from it appears in the season 3, in response to the question about its status within the Karate Kid franchise.[38] The Easter egg was the Miyagi-Do shrine, briefly seen at Chozen Toguchi’s dojo in Okinawa halfway through the season. The artifacts were recovered by Daniel LaRusso and Mister Miyagi in the short-lived Karate Kid animated series, which ran for thirteen episodes in 1989.[39] Furthermore, the writers have also said that they will not be using characters from the 2010 film The Karate Kid, as they are not a part of the «Miyagi-verse»: «We’ve ruled that out completely. Jackie Chan is mentioned in season 1 of the show as an actor, so I think in our world, Jackie Chan is an actor and a performer. If the characters on our show have seen a movie called The Karate Kid, they’ve seen that one.»[40]

    Casting

    In season 1, Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprised their respective Karate Kid roles of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence. Additional Karate Kid actors included Randee Heller, who reprised her role as Lucille LaRusso (Daniel’s mother),[41] and Martin Kove, who revived his role as John Kreese.[42] The cast list for season 1 included Xolo Maridueña, Mary Mouser, Tanner Buchanan, and Courtney Henggeler. Ed Asner was cast in a guest role as Johnny’s verbally abusive step-father, Sid Weinberg.[43][44] Vanessa Rubio joined the cast as Miguel’s mother.[45]

    In season 2, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, and Courtney Henggeler all returned,[42] with Jacob Bertrand, Gianni DeCenzo, and Martin Kove being promoted to series regulars and newcomers Paul Walter Hauser and Peyton List joining the cast.[46][47] Actors from The Karate Kid, Rob Garrison (Tommy), Ron Thomas (Bobby), Tony O’Dell (Jimmy), and Randee Heller (Lucille LaRusso) made guest appearances during this season.

    In season 3, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, and Courtney Henggeler all returned. Actors from The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid II, Elisabeth Shue (Ali Mills), Ron Thomas (Bobby), Tamlyn Tomita (Kumiko), Traci Toguchi (Yuna), and Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi) all made guest appearances during this season.

    In season 4, Vanessa Rubio and Peyton List were promoted to series regulars,[48] while Dallas Dupree Young and Oona O’Brien were cast in recurring roles.[48] In addition, Thomas Ian Griffith reprised his role as Terry Silver from The Karate Kid III,[49] and actors from The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid II, Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi)[50] and Randee Heller (Lucille LaRusso), made guest appearances.

    In season 5, Yuji Okumoto had a recurring role as Chozen Toguchi.[51] In addition, Sean Kanan reprised his role as Mike Barnes and Robyn Lively reprised her role as Jessica Andrews from The Karate Kid III.[52] Alicia Hannah-Kim also joined the cast as Kim Da-Eun. Dallas Dupree Young, who joined the show in season four as Kenny Payne, was upgraded to a series regular.[53]

    Filming

    Principal photography for the first season began in October 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. Filming took place at various locations throughout that month at places including Union City, Marietta, and the Briarcliff Campus of Emory University.[54] In November, shooting moved to locales such as the North Atlanta Soccer Association Tophat fields in East Cobb.[55] In December, the production was working out of Marietta and Conyers.[56] Various exterior shots were also filmed in parts of Los Angeles such as Tarzana and Encino.[57] Exterior locations included Golf N’ Stuff in Norwalk and the South Seas Apartments in Reseda, both of which were originally featured in The Karate Kid.[58]

    Principal photography for the second season began in September 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. In October, production continued around Atlanta with shooting also occurring in Marietta.[59] In November, the series was filming in Union City.[60] In December, shooting transpired at the closed Rio Bravo Cantina restaurant in Atlanta.[61]

    Principal photography for the fourth season began in February 2021 and ended in April in Atlanta, Georgia.[62]

    Filming for the fifth season began in September 2021 and finished in December.[63]

    Release

    Marketing

    The series was promoted at the annual Television Critics Association’s winter press tour held in January 2018, when YouTube’s global head of original content Susanne Daniels described the show: «It is a half an hour format but I would call it a dramedy. I think it leans into the tone of the movies in that there are dramatic moments throughout. I think it’s very faithful really in some ways to what the movie set about doing, the lessons imparted in the movie if you will. It’s next generation Karate Kid.»[64]

    Several trailers for the show were released from February[65][66][67] to March, before the premiere date was revealed to be May 2.[68]

    YouTube Premium released a six-minute commercial parodying ESPN’s 30 for 30 in April 2019, featuring the main cast members and select ESPN personalities analyzing the 1984 match between Daniel and Johnny.[69][70] It was nominated for a Clio Award.[71]

    Premiere

    The series held its world premiere on April 24, 2018, at the SVA Theatre in New York City, New York, during the annual Tribeca Film Festival. Following the screening, a discussion was held with writers, directors, and executive producers Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz, and Josh Heald, in addition to series stars and co-executive producers William Zabka and Ralph Macchio.[72]

    YouTube partnered with Fathom Events for special screenings of the first two episodes of the series at around 700 movie theaters across the United States. The event also included a screening of the original film.[73][74]

    Reception

    Critical response

    All five seasons of Cobra Kai have received positive critical reviews. At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the entire series received a 95% approval rating.[75] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the series holds an average rating of 71 out of 100.[76]

    The first season had a positive response from critics. At Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 100% approval rating, with an average score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 49 reviews. The website’s critical consensus reads: «Cobra Kai continues the Karate Kid franchise with a blend of pleasantly corny nostalgia and teen angst, elevated by a cast of well-written characters.»[77] Cobra Kai was 2018’s best-reviewed TV drama on Rotten Tomatoes.[78] Metacritic assigned the season a score of 72 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[79]

    The second season had a positive response from critics. At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an 90% approval rating with an average score of 7.4 out of 10, based on 31 reviews. Its critical consensus reads: «While Cobra Kai‘s subversive kick no longer carries the same gleeful impact of its inaugural season, its second round is still among the best around – no amount of mid-life crisis and teenage ennui’s ever gonna keep it down.»[80] Metacritic’s weighted average assigned the second season a score of 66 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[81]

    The third season of the series had a positive response from critics. At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an 90% approval rating, with an average score of 8 out of 10 based on 51 reviews. The website’s critical consensus reads: «By pairing its emotional punches with stronger humor, Cobra Kai‘s third season finds itself in fine fighting form.»[82] On Metacritic with its weighted average, assigned a score of 72 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[83]

    The fourth season had a positive response from critics. It received a 95% Rotten Tomatoes approval rating, with an average score of 7.9 out of 10 based on 37 reviews. The website’s critical consensus reads: «Cobra Kai still delights in a fourth season that mines great fun from shifting alliances, chiefly the uneasy truce between Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso.»[84][85] Metacritic’s weighted average assigned the fourth season a score of 70 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[86]

    The fifth season has received a positive response from critics. It has received a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 100%, with an average rating of 8 out of 10 based on 33 reviews. The site’s critical consensus reads: «Deftly managing an expanded roster of punchy personalities, Cobra Kai graduates to a black belt proficiency in heartfelt melodrama and sly humor.»[87] On Metacritic, it has received a weighted score of 78 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating «generally favorable reviews».[88]

    Viewership

    YouTube

    The first episode, which was posted on YouTube for free along with episode two, had been viewed 5.4 million times within the first 24 hours.[89] While it was noted that the response had been, in part, a result of YouTube releasing the episode for free, it was noted by Cinema Blend‘s Britt Lawrence that YouTube Red’s new series debuted to numbers that made rival streaming services take notice.[90] By October 30, 2018, ahead of the second-season premiere, YouTube was promoting the report that the first episode had then been viewed over 50 million times.[91] The first episode was No. 8 on YouTube’s list of ten top-trending videos of 2018.[92]

    According to market research company Parrot Analytics, the first season of Cobra Kai was the world’s most in-demand streaming television show during May 2018.[93] Parrot Analytics later reported that the second season of Cobra Kai was the world’s most in-demand digital television show during April[94] and through May 2019.[95] As of September 2020, the season 1 premiere has over 90 million views,[96] and the season 2 premiere has over 86 million views.[97]

    Netflix

    After the series moved to Netflix in August 2020, season 1 and season 2 of Cobra Kai became the most-watched series on the platform.[98] It was the most-watched show on streaming media in the United States between August 29 and September 6, according to Nielsen ratings. During the week, the show’s 20 episodes drew nearly 2.2 billion streaming minutes in the United States.[99] The first season was watched on Netflix by 50 million member households in its first four weeks,[100] making Cobra Kai the most-streamed show on Netflix during the month of September 2020.[101][102]

    In February 2021, after the release of season 3, Forbes announced that it «kicked off 2021 as one of most viewed original series on a streaming platform». During the period of December 28, 2020 – January 3, 2021, it came in «second only to Netflix’s Bridgerton«, with over 2.6 billion viewing minutes.[103] Cobra Kai then moved to first place during the period of January 4–10, 2021.[104] Critics also offered cultural commentary in response to season three. Jen Yamato of Los Angeles Times stated that by the end of season three, there are three white men at the center of Cobra Kai, a franchise rooted in and deeply indebted to Eastern tradition.[105] Gustavo Arellano of Los Angeles Times suggested that Cobra Kai offers a «way forward for all of us during these tumultuous times», as he saw this uplifting season 3 finale the weekend before the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol invasion.[106] The Hollywood Reporter, former NBA champion and student of martial arts Kareem Abdul-Jabbar suggested that his friend and teacher, the late Bruce Lee, was linked to the influence of the original Karate Kid films.[107] Finally, Albert Wu and Michelle Kuo of the Los Angeles Review of Books argued that while the original Karate Kid «film functioned as a post-Vietnam critique of American empire, staking its position explicitly: pacifism over violence, peace over war, an admittedly romanticized version of Eastern wisdom over the macho bravado of jock culture», Cobra Kai «models» the «unending appeal» of the «American Empire».[108]

    Awards and nominations

    Home media

    During the show’s time on YouTube Red, Cobra Kai was not released on DVD,[128] but once the show made its move to Netflix, Sony Pictures released the first and second seasons in a «Collector’s Edition» DVD set on November 24, 2020 in the United States.[129] In 2022, Sony Pictures released the third season in January[130][131] and the fourth in September, both in the United States.[132]

    Key
      = Available only on DVD
      = Available only on Blu-ray
      = Available on both DVD & Blu-ray
    Season Release date
    Region 1[133] Region 2/B[134] Region 2/B
    (Germany)[135]     		Region 4/B[136]
    1 & 2 November 24, 2020 May 4, 2020 (DVD)

    December 21, 2020 (Blu-ray)

    		January 14, 2022 (LE) No release
    1 No release No release December 17, 2020 August 14, 2019
    2 No release No release December 17, 2020 May 7, 2020
    3 January 11, 2022 January 17, 2022 July 10, 2022 (LE) January 12, 2022
    4 September 13, 2022 October 17, 2022 TBA November 9, 2022

    Soundtracks

    Cobra Kai: Wax Off – EP

    Madison Gate Records released an extended play entitled Cobra Kai: Wax Off – EP on July 23, 2021, featuring extended versions of four previously released tracks from the first two seasons soundtracks.[137]

    Track listing

    All music is composed by Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson.

    No. Title Length
    1. «Quiver – Extended» 3:51
    2. «Cobra Guy – Extended» 2:31
    3. «A Badass Name for a Dojo – Extended» 3:02
    4. «Sam and Robby – Extended» 4:20
    Total length: 13:45

    Video games

    Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues, a video game based on the series, was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on October 27, 2020, and for Microsoft Windows on January 5, 2021.[138]

    A mobile game entitled Cobra Kai: Card Fighter was released on March 19, 2021, on iOS and Android devices.[139]

    Book

    In 2022, Ralph Macchio published the memoir Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me (Dutton), in which he reflects upon the making of and legacy of the Karate Kid films and Cobra Kai.[140]

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    Notes

    1. ^ a b Credited as a «Special Guest Star».
    2. ^ Despite being credited as a recurring guest star, List was frequently listed alongside other starring cast members in promotional material for the third season.[5]
    3. ^ Despite being credited as a recurring guest star, Brown appeared in every episode of the second season.
    4. ^ Despite having appeared in several episodes of the first season, Morgan remained uncredited until the episode «Different but Same».
    5. ^ Despite being credited as a recurring guest star, Okumoto appeared in every episode of the fifth season.
    6. ^ Despite having appeared in several episodes of the fifth season, Woodley remained uncredited until the episode «Head of the Snake».
    7. ^ Despite having appeared in several episodes of the fifth season, Thompson remained uncredited for all his appearances.

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    Источник

    Cobra Kai is an American action-comedy series based on the infamous Karate Kid series by Robert Mark Kamen. The series follows Johnny, an ex-karate legend, who saves his teenage neighbour, Miguel from bullies and mentors him in the art of karate.

    The first two seasons premiered exclusively on YouTube’s over-the-top subscription service, YouTube Premium, with the series moving to Netflix for a third season; Netflix also acquired the rights to stream the first two seasons.

    Summary[]

    «Cobra Kai takes place 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, where a now successful Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) struggles to maintain balance in his life without the guidance of Mr. Miyagi, and must face his previous adversary, down-and-out Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), who seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. «
    —Netflix Press Release

    Season 4 finds the Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang dojos joining forces to take down Cobra Kai at the All Valley Under 18 Karate Tournament… and whoever loses must hang up their gi. As Samantha and Miguel try to maintain the dojo alliance and Robby goes all in at Cobra Kai, the fate of the Valley has never been more precarious. What tricks does Kreese have up his sleeve? Can Daniel and Johnny bury their decades-long hatchet to defeat Kreese? Or will Cobra Kai become the face of karate in the valley?[1]

    Cast and Characters[]

    • Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso
    • William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence
    • Xolo Maridueña as Miguel Diaz
    • Martin Kove as John Kreese
    • Mary Mouser as Samantha LaRusso
    • Tanner Buchanan as Robby Keene
    • Courtney Henggeler as Amanda LaRusso
    • Jacob Bertrand as Eli Moskowitz
    • Travis Appleford as Mark Moskowitz
    • Peyton List as Tory Nichols
    • Paul Walter Hauser as Raymond

    Episodes[]

    Season One
    • Ace Degenerate
    • Strike First
    • Esqueleto
    • Cobra Kai Never Dies
    • Counterbalance
    • Quiver
    • All Valley
    • Molting
    • Different but Same
    • Mercy
    Season Two
    • Mercy Part II
    • Back in Black
    • Fire and Ice
    • The Moment of Truth
    • All In
    • Take a Right
    • Lull
    • Glory of Love
    • Pulpo
    • No Mercy
    Season Three
    • Aftermath
    • Nature Vs. Nurture
    • Now You’re Gonna Pay
    • The Right Path
    • Miyagi-Do (episode)
    • King Cobra
    • Obstáculos
    • The Good, The Bad, and The Badass
    • Feel The Night
    • December 19

    Awards[]

    Gallery[]

    Promotional Videos[]

    COBRA KAI The Karate Kid Legacy Continues Netflix

    COBRA KAI The Karate Kid Legacy Continues Netflix

    Best Of Cobra Kai Fight Scenes Netflix

    Best Of Cobra Kai Fight Scenes Netflix

    Cobra Kai- Season 3 - Official Trailer - Netflix

    Cobra Kai- Season 3 — Official Trailer — Netflix

    Cobra Kai- Season 3 - Quiet! Here's a New Premiere Date - Netflix

    Cobra Kai- Season 3 — Quiet! Here’s a New Premiere Date — Netflix

    23 Easter Eggs & Callbacks In Cobra Kai- Season 3 - Netflix

    23 Easter Eggs & Callbacks In Cobra Kai- Season 3 — Netflix

    Cobra Kai - Workout With Your Dojo - Netflix

    Cobra Kai — Workout With Your Dojo — Netflix

    Cobra Kai - Miyagi-lates with Sensei Cassey Ho - Netflix

    Cobra Kai — Miyagi-lates with Sensei Cassey Ho — Netflix

    Cobra Kai - Cobra Kai Bo Workout with Sensei Billy Blanks - Netflix

    Cobra Kai — Cobra Kai Bo Workout with Sensei Billy Blanks — Netflix

    Cobra Kai- Season 3 - Ralph Macchio & William Zabka Team Up Scene - Netflix

    Cobra Kai- Season 3 — Ralph Macchio & William Zabka Team Up Scene — Netflix

    Cobra Kai Cast Sings “No Mercy” - Sing-Along - Netflix

    Cobra Kai Cast Sings “No Mercy” — Sing-Along — Netflix

    Cobra Kai- Season 4 - Terry Silver Returns - Netflix

    Cobra Kai- Season 4 — Terry Silver Returns — Netflix

    Cobra Kai Season 4 - Official Trailer - Netflix

    Cobra Kai Season 4 — Official Trailer — Netflix

    Cobra Kai Season 4 - Official Clip- Roof Jumping - Netflix

    Cobra Kai Season 4 — Official Clip- Roof Jumping — Netflix

    Cobra Kai Season 4 - Official Clip- Fishing - Netflix

    Cobra Kai Season 4 — Official Clip- Fishing — Netflix

    Cobra Kai Season 4 - Official Clip- Two Senseis - Netflix

    Cobra Kai Season 4 — Official Clip- Two Senseis — Netflix

    Cobra Kai Season 4 - Official Clip- Life Lessons - Netflix

    Cobra Kai Season 4 — Official Clip- Life Lessons — Netflix

    Cobra Kai- Season 5 - Official Trailer - Netflix

    Cobra Kai- Season 5 — Official Trailer — Netflix

    Cobra Kai - Season 6 Announcement - Netflix

    Cobra Kai — Season 6 Announcement — Netflix

    Promotional Images[]

    See More[]

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    References[]

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    Когда-то Джонни Лоуренс был хулиганом-каратистом, который обучался боевым искусствам в школе «Кобра Кай». В школе он травил мальчика по имени Дэниэл ЛаРуссо, что даже вынудило того тоже увлечься каратэ. Но с тех пор прошло много времени и жизнь все расставила по своим местам: Джонни стал неудачником, который не только разорился, но и не имеет цели в жизни, а Дэниэл — успешным бизнесменом. Казалось, пути двух школьных врагов никогда больше не пересекутся, но судьба — штука и правда странная.

    Джонни, желая дать себе еще один шанс, приступает к возрождению школы каратэ «Кобра Кай». Правда, дела его снова идут не слишком удачно: на занятия ходит только Мигель, тихий мальчик, которого травят в школе. Со временем выясняется, что Кайлер, против которого и учится защищаться Мигель, встречается с дочерью того, кого когда-то так же травили — Дэниэла. Так Саманта становится связующим звеном между двумя мужчинами. Все это порождает новый виток неизбежного противостояния.

    Джонни хочет сгладить конфликт, ведь ему нужна помощь Дэниэла — человека, который некогда узнал о каратэ все не от кого-нибудь, а от самого гения восточных единоборств, мистера Мияги. Чем закончится их новая история?

    Смотреть сериал Кобра Кай 1-5 сезон Русские субтитры онлайн

    Выпущено: США / 2018

    Оригинальное название : Cobra Kai

    В ролях: Ральф Маччио, Уильям Забка, Кортни Хенгелер, Холо Маридуэньо, Тэннер Бьюкэнэн, Мэри Мэтилин Маусер, Джейкоб Бертран, Nichole Brown, Griffin Santopietro, Джанни Десенцо

    Режиссер: Джон Харвитц, Хейден Шлоссберг, Дженнифер Челотта

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