COBRA KAI Final Season Trailer (2024) Peyton List

COBRA KAI Final Season Trailer (2024) Peyton List

COBRA KAI Final Season Trailer (2024) Peyton List
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Cobra Kai
Season 6

Promotional poster for Part 1
Starring
Ralph Macchio
William Zabka
Courtney Henggeler
Xolo Maridueña
Tanner Buchanan
Mary Mouser
Peyton List
Jacob Bertrand
Gianni DeCenzo
Dallas Dupree Young
Vanessa Rubio
Martin Kove
Thomas Ian Griffith
No. of episodes 10
Release
Original network Netflix
Original release July 18, 2024 –
present
Season chronology
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Season 5
List of episodes
The sixth and final season of Cobra Kai, also known as Cobra Kai VI, consists of 15 episodes and is releasing on Netflix. Unlike previous seasons, the sixth season will be released in three parts of five episodes each. The first of these was released on July 18, 2024. A second part was released on November 15, 2024, followed by the final part set to release on February 13, 2025. The series is a direct sequel to the original four films in The Karate Kid franchise, focusing on the characters of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence over 30 years after the titular film.[1] The season was originally set to be released in 2023, but experienced delays as a result of the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes. The second part, however, got an early release date after originally receiving a November 28, 2024 release window. The season features 13 starring roles, all of which returned from previous seasons, including Gianni DeCenzo who was a series regular in seasons 2–4, but was demoted to a recurring cast member in the previous season.

Cast and characters
Main article: List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters
Main
Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso
William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence
Courtney Henggeler as Amanda LaRusso
Xolo Maridueña as Miguel Diaz
Tanner Buchanan as Robby Keene
Mary Mouser as Samantha LaRusso
Peyton List as Tory Nichols
Jacob Bertrand as Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz
Gianni DeCenzo as Demetri Alexopoulos
Dallas Dupree Young as Kenny Payne
Vanessa Rubio as Carmen Diaz
Martin Kove as John Kreese
Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver
Starring
Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi
Sean Kanan as Mike Barnes
Oona O'Brien as Devon Lee
Alicia Hannah-Kim as Kim Da-Eun
Paul Walter Hauser as Raymond "Stingray" Porter
Brandon H. Lee as Kwon Jae-Sung
Daniel Kim as Yoon Do-Jin
C. S. Lee as Master Kim Sun-Yung
Joe Seo as Kyler Park
Griffin Santopietro as Anthony LaRusso
Okea Eme-Akwari as Shawn Payne
Lewis Tan as Sensei Wolf
Patrick Luwis as Axel Kovačević
Rayna Vallandingham as Zara Malik
William Christopher Ford as Dennis
Episodes
Main article: List of Cobra Kai episodes
Cobra Kai season 6 episodes
No.
overall No. in
season Title [2] Directed by Written by [3] Original release date [4][5]
Part 1
51 1 "Peacetime in the Valley" Joel Novoa Bob Dearden July 18, 2024
Following the demise of Cobra Kai, the students of both Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang prepare for the Sekai Taikai. After disagreements over their training styles, Johnny and Chozen challenge each other to a fight. Daniel learns that Chozen's pride was wounded when Terry Silver stabbed him in the back and Kumiko did not reply to his voice messages. Miguel tries to ease the tension between Sam and Tory while Robby attempts to make amends with Kenny, but he encounters Shawn, who tells him to leave Kenny alone. Robby and Miguel take on Shawn while Sam and Tory try to reason with Kenny into joining their dojo, but to no avail. After receiving a text message, Johnny goes to Coyote Creek, where Stingray tells him to retake the Cobra Kai brand with Kreese and Silver gone. The next morning, Johnny concedes and tells Daniel that Miyagi-Do has the right to represent the students in the Sekai Taikai, but he and Chozen still have their fight. After a talk with Shawn about how Silver's teachings are corrupting him, Kenny joins Miyagi-Do. Elsewhere, Kreese enters Kim Da-eun's dojo, telling the students that Cobra Kai is back.
52 2 "The Prize" Joel Novoa Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas July 18, 2024
Kreese proposes to Master Kim Sun-Yung to have his dojo represent Cobra Kai in the Sekai Taikai, only to be turned down after Da-eun's previous partnership with Silver ended in failure. Master Kim then agrees to the proposal if Kreese ventures to a remote island and recovers his ancient family knife, the eunjangdo, deep within a cave. Kreese finds the eunjangdo, but is bitten by an albino cobra, causing him to see hallucinations of Silver and Johnny. Meanwhile, Miguel discovers that Kyler is the subject of hazing by a fraternity that has no plans of letting him in. With the help of Miguel, Demetri, Hawk, and Brucks, Kyler takes down the fraternity at their party and gets accepted into another fraternity. After the Diaz apartment experiences a leaky ceiling due to clogged sewage pipes, Johnny gets a sales job at LaRusso Auto Group to save up for a new home. Upon conquering his inner demons and vanquishing his sole weakness, Kreese beheads the cobra and returns to Master Kim with the eunjangdo and the dead cobra's head, determined to not allow anyone to stop him from his goal - not even Johnny.
53 3 "Sleeper" Ralph Macchio Mattea Greene July 18, 2024
Kreese takes control of the Kim dojo training, focusing on the delinquent Kwon Jae-Sung and molding him. That night, after some prodding by Kreese to use his anger for a purpose, Kwon defeats Yoon Do-Jin, the dojo's top student, in a fight and rips off the King Cobra badge as a personal souvenir, affirming his role as the leader. At the Miyagi house, Daniel, Chozen, and Amanda discover a chest hidden under the floor. Upon opening the chest, they discover Mr. Miyagi co-owned a boxing gym and reportedly fled the country to China after he was wanted for assault and robbery in 1947. After noticing the friendship between Sam and Tory making them weak in their training, Johnny invites them to Devon's home for a slumber party. Despite Johnny's plan failing, Sam and Tory suddenly get into an argument before they apologize to each other for their wrongdoings. The next day, the Miyagi-Do dojo learns that the Sekai Taikai will be hosted in Barcelona, and that only six fighters will be allowed to represent each dojo.
54 4 "Underdogs" Sherwin Shilati Chris Rafferty July 18, 2024
In order to determine the six fighters who will represent Miyagi-Do in the Sekai Taikai, Daniel and Johnny bring in Barnes to make the selection process a level playing field. Hawk, Robby, Miguel, Sam, Tory, Mitch, Kenny, Nate, Chris, Demetri, Devon, and Anthony are chosen by Barnes for the second round of eliminations. The next day, the top 12 engage in a battle royale, where each student must rid another of their flags. Tory, Robby, Sam, and Miguel immediately advance. Anthony doubts himself after being eliminated when he receives a bloody nose from Kenny during the battle royale. Johnny confronts Barnes upon learning Devon did not make the cut. The next morning, Barnes has Hawk, Demetri, Devon, and Kenny run through the forest and capture two flags to determine the final lineup. Devon captures the first flag after Kenny suddenly experiences diarrhea while Demetri defeats Hawk to make the team. Kenny accuses Anthony of spiking his water with Mitch's laxative, when in reality it was Devon, while Daniel suspects Johnny had a part in getting Devon in the lineup.
55 5 "Best of the Best" Sherwin Shilati Michael Jonathan Smith July 18, 2024
Tory encounters Kreese while returning from the Medical Center, who warns her not to trust Miyagi-Do. Daniel and Johnny decide to have Sam, Tory, Miguel, and Robby fight each other to secure their spots as team captains. Tory returns home, only to discover her mother has died due to an undetected blood clot. On the day of the contest, Robby defeats Miguel to become male captain when Tory's arrival helps him become more focused and make a comeback from Miguel scoring the first two points. During the girls' fight, Tory displays aggression and is about to score, equaling the score of 2-2 against Sam when Daniel intervenes before she reveals to everyone of her mother's death and leaves the team, forfeiting the female captain position to Sam. This incident causes an argument between Daniel and Johnny over how they should have handled the situation, ending with Johnny furiously planning to never speak to Daniel again after the tournament when Daniel punches Johnny in retaliation for Johnny insulting Mr. Miyagi over the chest of secrets. Hawk is selected to take over Tory's spot on the team, with Demetri being slightly displeased at the turn of events. As Robby and Sam are given their captain headbands, Daniel suddenly recognizes a similar headband from Mr. Miyagi's chest and realizes his sensei fought in the Sekai Taikai too as a team captain and that his headband was actually bloodied at the ends, making Daniel question his beliefs. The Miyagi-Do team arrives in Barcelona for the tournament, where they encounter Kreese and Da-eun's new Cobra Kai representing South Korea, led by Kwon and Tory, much to Robby's shock.
Part 2
56 6 "Benvinguts a Barcelona" Joel Novoa Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas November 15, 2024
The teams are welcomed in Barcelona, and they are sent off to enjoy the city on their first day before the competition starts the following day. Robby tries to talk to Tory about her decision to rejoin Cobra Kai but has no luck doing so. The Miyagi-Do boys lose their hotel rooms to Kwon and Cobra Kai after losing a bet and are forced to split rooms with the girls. The Miyagi-Do members get upset when they find out that Robby knew Kreese spoke to Tory before her mother died and didn't tell them. Tory asks Robby for a break; she feels it is for the best since they both need to focus on the competition. Daniel and Johnny try to get along with the other senseis and sponsors, but things get hard when Johnny almost gets into an argument with another guest, Wolf, who turns out to be the sensei of the Hong Kong dojo Iron Dragons. Chozen arrives drunk, disappointed after going to Japan to look for Kumiko, as he thinks she is romantically involved with another man; his behavior results in the three of them being thrown out. On the tournament's first day, all the teams participate in the "Captain's War" event, where four teams are placed on the mat at a time and must protect their captains, while attempting to eliminate the opposing teams' captains; Miyagi-Do faces Cobra Kai, Iron Dragons, and Falchi Della Notte. Robby gets distracted during the event, causing him to lose to Kwon, and Miyagi-Do loses the round. After eliminating Falchi Della Notte, Yoon, Tory, and Kwon face off against the other remaining team: the Iron Dragons, who still have all six of their members standing. The Iron Dragons captains, Zara Malik and Axel Kovacevic, go against the Cobra Kai trio alone and beat them easily.
Note: The episode is dedicated to actor Chad McQueen, who played Dutch in The Karate Kid (1984) and died in 2024.
57 7 "Dog in the Fight" Joel Novoa Ashley Darnall November 15, 2024
Johnny and Daniel are having issues with motivating the team as Miyagi-Do performs poorly in the second event of the tournament, and need to earn more points to avoid elimination. Daniel gets a message from Serrano, a former Sekai Taikai contestant who claims to have known Miyagi, and decides to meet him for answers at the given address; however, he is abducted by some thugs and a former student of Cobra Kai, Dennis de Guzman, forcing him to miss the next event of the tournament, forcing Johnny to step up and coach the team alone. Tensions between Miguel and Robby rise when Miguel tells him he is wasting his opportunity to be captain, since his issues with Tory have clearly affected his fights; he tells Robby that he should either step up or hand over the captain position. Devon admits to Johnny that she cheated during the team tryouts by spiking Kenny's water battle with the laxatives, but he encourages her to do her best regardless and promises not to say anything. Miyagi-Do advances to the next round thanks to Miguel's victory against two fighters from the Dublin Thunder dojo. However, he and Johnny suddenly have to return home: over the phone, Rosa tells them that Carmen is having complications with her pregnancy and is at the hospital.
58 8 "Snakes on a Plane" Jennifer Celotta Ashley Darnall & Emily Abbott November 15, 2024
After Miguel's departure, Johnny asks Amanda to contact Kenny and convince him to replace Miguel. However, Kenny explains to Amanda that he has no interest in being part of the team because he still thinks that Anthony was the one who used the laxatives on him. Miguel and Johnny argue on the plane, as he tells Johnny that he didn't support him in the tournament. Zara gets jealous of the attention that Tory receives from the other contestants and sleeps with Robby after he gets drunk at a bar, and Tory witnesses a kiss between them the morning afterward. Amanda has Anthony attempt to apologize to Kenny, but they fight instead. Johnny apologizes to Miguel, and they make amends after the latter hits an annoying passenger. Axel and Sam encounter each other on the beach, and he tries kissing her after an encounter with Yoon and Kwon but leaves disappointed after learning she has a boyfriend. Yasmine dumps Demetri after Hawk calls Moon and inadvertently shows Demetri dancing with a Spanish girl at the bar. To get rid of her guilt, Devon calls Kenny and confesses that she was the one who spiked his drink with laxatives during the team tryouts. Kenny reconciles with Anthony and accepts the trip to Barcelona. Johnny and Miguel find out that Carmen's complications were resolved successfully, and she tells them to return to Barcelona and win. Chozen and Da-eun have a sexual encounter and, along with Daniel and Kreese, find out that Terry Silver was working with Wolf and Dennis to abduct Daniel.
59 9 "Blood In Blood Out" Sherwin Shilati Chris Rafferty November 15, 2024
Three months prior, Silver is freed of all his charges and meets Wolf in Thailand, promising to pay his debts in exchange for buying the Iron Dragons dojo and humiliating Miyagi-Do during the Sekai Taikai. Johnny returns to Barcelona with Miguel and Kenny, who is replacing Devon. She apologizes to Kenny, and they make amends. The other team members distrust Kenny, thinking he is secretly working with Silver, so they refuse to tag him in the next event, causing them to lose. Silver offers Kenny a spot in his dojo, but he refuses and shows him a middle finger after he helps Miyagi-Do win the next event after Robby tags him in. The team celebrates; meanwhile, in order to mess with Silver, Johnny & Chozen decide to provoke Kreese by stealing his eunjangdo from his locker and replacing it with a spa ticket, causing Kreese to punch Silver. Da-eun accuses Chozen of stealing the eunjangdo, and warns him to give it back to prevent Kreese from becoming even more erratic. Miyagi-Do faces Cobra Kai in the second elimination round, and Tory confronts Robby about his hookup with Zara. He learns Kwon messed with him, fooling him into thinking Tory had left Robby for Kwon. In the decisive point, Robby defeats Kwon, advancing Miyagi-Do to the Tournament of Champions and eliminating Cobra Kai from the tournament. Silver hands Daniel an envelope containing records of Mr. Miyagi's participation in the Sekai Taikai, showing that he killed his opponent during a match. After Kreese finds his eunjangdo back in the locker, he states that it's not over until he says so.
60 10 "Eunjangdo" Sherwin Shilati Bob Dearden & Olga Lexell November 15, 2024
Daniel has a nightmare where he fights a younger Mr. Miyagi in the final round of a past Sekai Taikai, who says that he never told Daniel everything about his past because he was never strong enough to accept the truth. Tournament director Gunther Braun confirms to Daniel that Silver's information about Miyagi is correct. Tensions run high as Cobra Kai prepares to return home after being eliminated, only to receive a second chance when it is the Russian dojo Tiger Strike, which had advanced to the Tournament of Champions, is disqualified due to four of its students failing a drug test for steroids. The Tournament of Champions, consisting of duels between only the captains of the top four teams -- Cobra Kai, Iron Dragons, Miyagi-Do and Furia de Pantera -- begins with Axel pitted against Robby and Sam and Tory facing each other. Kwon and Zara easily win their respective matches, with Kwon's decisive knockout earning Cobra Kai extra points. However, during the match between Axel and Robby, Robby is pushed by Axel into the Cobra Kai students, and Kwon elbows him in the ribs with a cheap shot. As Miguel tries to come to his aid, he is knocked down by Axel, who envies him for being Sam's boyfriend. Gunther warns all the competitors to get off the mats, only to be knocked unconscious by an enraged Sensei Ivanov of Tiger Strike. This ignites a brawl between all the competitors and senseis, where Johnny and Daniel face off against Wolf. Robby faces off against the entirety of Cobra Kai except for Tory, who fights Zara. Miguel and Axel duel, and Sam, after beating Dublin Thunder captain Cara, helps Robby and Tory dispose of Cobra Kai and Zara, respectively. Meanwhile, Kreese goes after Silver with his eunjangdo, intending to kill him, but it slips out of his belt during the chaos. Upon discovering this, he fights Silver hand-to-hand. Silver beats Kreese to exhaustion and is ready to kill him, before Johnny saves his former sensei. When Kwon attacks Sam, Axel stops his fight with Miguel and attacks Kwon, throwing him into a camera. Kwon then notices the fallen eunjangdo and grabs it, intending to kill Axel. However, Axel counters his attacks and kicks him in mid-air, causing Kwon to fall on the knife and fatally impale himself in the chest. As everyone stares in shock, Gunther yells for the television feed to be cut.
Part 3
61 11 TBA TBA Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas February 13, 2025
62 12 TBA TBA Ashley Darnall & Kyle Civale February 13, 2025
63 13 TBA TBA Chris Rafferty February 13, 2025
64 14 TBA TBA Bob Dearden February 13, 2025
65 15 "Ex Degenerate" TBA Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg February 13, 2025
Production
Development
On January 20, 2023, Netflix renewed Cobra Kai for a sixth and final season.[6][7] At the time of the announcement, series creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg stated that they wished to end the series on their terms.[8] Heald, Hurwitz, and Schlossberg returned to executive produce the series through their production company Counterbalance Entertainment.[9] Series stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka also serve as executive producers[10] alongside Will Smith, James Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett for Westbrook Entertainment and Susan Ekins for Sony Pictures Television.[11] Production on the season was slated to begin in mid-2023.[12] Hurwitz confirmed that writing was underway by April 2023.[13] The following month however, production was halted by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike[14] but writing resumed in late 2023.[15]

Casting
Sean Kanan once again reprised his role as Mike Barnes. Barnes initially starred in The Karate Kid Part III (1989) and first returned to the franchise in season 5 of Cobra Kai. Kanan stated that after appearing in the previous season, he remained in contact with Hurwitz, Heald, and Sclossberg, who expressed interest in Barnes returning again. Kanan also said it was his idea for Barnes to take on a sensei role within the series.[16] C.S. Lee was cast to portray Master Kim Sun-Yung, a character first referenced by Terry Silver in Part III.[17]

Filming
Following the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, filming on the season began in Atlanta, Georgia in February 2024,[18][19][20] and wrapped on June 10, 2024.[21]

Soundtrack
Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson returned to compose the series' soundtrack once more. The first part of the soundtrack was released on July 19, 2024, with a single releasing in the week prior.[22] A single to accompany the second part of the season was released on November 8, with the full soundtrack set to release on November 16.[23]

Release and marketing
The season was originally slated for a December 2023 release on Netflix but was delayed by the strikes.[15] Later details reported that it would release in late 2024.[4] On May 2, 2024, Netflix announced that the season would consist of 15 episodes, split into three parts of five episodes each.[24] It is the first case of Netflix splitting an original series into thirds.[25] The announcement also revealed that the first part would be released on July 18, 2024, followed by the second on November 28.[26][25] A final release set for 2025 is being titled "The Finale Event".[27] A teaser trailer accompanied the announcement.[28] On July 1, an official trailer for Season 6 Part 1 was released, accompanied by "Shout It Out Loud" by Kiss.[29] The day of the season premiere, it was announced that part two would be released on November 15 instead.[30] The release date for part three was later revealed to be February 13, 2025.[5]

Reception
Part 1
Cobra Kai season 6
Parts 1
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 67/100[31]
Rotten Tomatoes 85%[32]
Review scores
Source Rating
Collider 9/10[33]
Empire [34]
/Film 8/10[35]
GamesRadar+ [36]
IGN 7/10[37]
Paste 7.8/10[38]
Viewing figures
The first part ranked in the top spot on Netlfix's most viewed shows chart for the week of July 15–21, 2024. It received 14.8 million views within its first four days after release.[39] During this time, 1.1 billion minutes of the season was streamed.[40] Deadline Hollywood theorized that a three-part release caused lower viewership in its first release, but expected higher numbers after the release of the final part due to viewers who wish to binge watch the entire season at one time.[41] In the period of July 22–28, Cobra Kai continued to hold its spot as the most-viewed Netflix series, and received an additional 9.5 million views.[42]

Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 33 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Having achieved mastery over its formula, Cobra Kai's sixth and final season doesn't hit as hard but still maintains excellent form."[32] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 67 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[31]

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Categories: 2024 American television seasonsCobra Kai
Cobra Kai is an American comedy-drama and martial arts television series. The series is a direct continuation and spin-off of the first four films in The Karate Kid franchise, and initially picks up 30 years after the 1984 titular film.[1] The series' first season premiered on the streaming service YouTube Red on May 2, 2018,[2] followed by a second season the following year on April 24, on the renamed YouTube Premium.[3] YouTube initially renewed and produced a third season of the series to release in 2020,[4][5] but was not interested in developing any further seasons due to a shift from scripted to unscripted programming.[6] As a result, distributor Sony Pictures Television opted to look for a new service to stream the series.[7] Among other streaming services, Hulu and Netflix were named as possible new networks for the series.[8]

In 2020 it was ultimately announced that Netflix had purchased the completed third season, while YouTube and Netflix would share non-exclusive streaming rights to the first two seasons.[9] Netflix held the series until 2021[10] and started production on a fourth season.[11] The third season, initially set to release on January 8,[12] was released a week earlier on January 1 to coincide with New Year's Day.[13] The fourth season streamed later that year on December 31.[14] A fifth season followed on September 9, 2022.[15] In January 2023, Netflix renewed Cobra Kai for a sixth and final season,[16] set to stream in December of that year.[17] Amid the 2023 Writers' Guild of America strike and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, the season was initially delayed to 2024.[18] Netflix later announced that the final season would consist of 15 episodes and be released in three parts of five episodes; the first on July 18, 2024, followed by the second on November 28, and the final part on February 13, 2025.[19] The release date of part two was later changed to November 15.[20][21]

Ralph Macchio and William Zabka returned from the film series as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence respectively.[22] New actors to the franchise include Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser.[23] Jacob Bertrand, Gianni DeCenzo, Peyton List, Vanessa Rubio, and Dallas Dupree Young were all added to the main cast in later seasons after recurring in earlier ones.[24][25][26] Additionally, Martin Kove returned to the franchise to portray John Kreese with a main role beginning in the second season after a guest role at the end of the first,[27] while Thomas Ian Griffith reprised his role as Terry Silver beginning in the fourth.[28] Other characters from the film series have appeared as guest stars and recurring characters.[29][30][31][32] Sony is developing a sixth feature film, to be released after the series concludes, that will tie-in with the 2010 reboot film and is set to star Macchio.[33]

Cobra Kai has received critical acclaim,[34][35][36] receiving nominations for multiple People's Choice and Emmy awards.[37][38][39] It also topped viewership charts on both YouTube and Netflix with each respective season's release.[40][41][42][43]

As of November 15, 2024, 60 episodes of Cobra Kai have been released, concluding the second part of the sixth season.[44]

Series overview
Season Episodes Originally released Network
1
10 May 2, 2018 YouTube Red
2
10 April 24, 2019 YouTube Premium
3
10 January 1, 2021 Netflix
4
10 December 31, 2021
5
10 September 9, 2022
6[19][21]
15 5 July 18, 2024
5 November 15, 2024
5 February 13, 2025
Episodes
Season 1 (2018)
Main article: Cobra Kai season 1
Cobra Kai season 1 episodes
No.
overall No. in
season Title Directed by Written by Original release date
1 1 "Ace Degenerate" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg May 2, 2018
2 2 "Strike First" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg May 2, 2018
3 3 "Esqueleto" Jennifer Celotta Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg May 2, 2018
4 4 "Cobra Kai Never Dies" Jennifer Celotta Teleplay by : Jason Belleville
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg May 2, 2018
5 5 "Counterbalance" Josh Heald Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg May 2, 2018
6 6 "Quiver" Josh Heald Teleplay by : Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas May 2, 2018
7 7 "All Valley" Steve Pink Teleplay by : Stacey Harman
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Stacey Harman May 2, 2018
8 8 "Molting" Steve Pink Teleplay by : Michael Jonathan Smith
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Michael Jonathan Smith May 2, 2018
9 9 "Different but Same" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Teleplay by : Jason Belleville
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Jason Belleville May 2, 2018
10 10 "Mercy" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg May 2, 2018
Season 2 (2019)
Main article: Cobra Kai season 2
Cobra Kai season 2 episodes
No.
overall No. in
season Title Directed by Written by Original release date
11 1 "Mercy Part II" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019
12 2 "Back in Black" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019
13 3 "Fire and Ice" Michael Grossman Teleplay by : Stacey Harman
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Stacey Harman April 24, 2019
14 4 "The Moment of Truth" Michael Grossman Teleplay by : Kevin McManus & Matthew McManus
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Kevin McManus & Matthew McManus April 24, 2019
15 5 "All In" Josh Heald Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019
16 6 "Take a Right" Josh Heald Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019
17 7 "Lull" Jennifer Celotta Teleplay by : Kevin McManus & Matthew McManus
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Kevin McManus & Matthew McManus April 24, 2019
18 8 "Glory of Love" Jennifer Celotta Teleplay by : Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas April 24, 2019
19 9 "Pulpo" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Teleplay by : Michael Jonathan Smith
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Michael Jonathan Smith April 24, 2019
20 10 "No Mercy" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Teleplay by : Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas April 24, 2019
Season 3 (2021)
Main article: Cobra Kai season 3
Cobra Kai season 3 episodes
No.
overall No. in
season Title Directed by Written by Original release date
21 1 "Aftermath" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg January 1, 2021
22 2 "Nature Vs. Nurture" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Teleplay by : Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas January 1, 2021
23 3 "Now You're Gonna Pay" Lin Oeding Teleplay by : Stacey Harman
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Stacey Harman January 1, 2021
24 4 "The Right Path" Lin Oeding Teleplay by : Michael Jonathan Smith
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Michael Jonathan Smith January 1, 2021
25 5 "Miyagi-Do" Steven Tsuchida Teleplay by : Bob Dearden
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Bob Dearden January 1, 2021
26 6 "King Cobra" Steven Tsuchida Teleplay by : Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas January 1, 2021
27 7 "Obstáculos" Jennifer Celotta Teleplay by : Alyssa Forleiter
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Alyssa Forleiter January 1, 2021
28 8 "The Good, The Bad, and the Badass" Jennifer Celotta Teleplay by : Mattea Greene
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Mattea Greene January 1, 2021
29 9 "Feel The Night" Josh Heald Teleplay by : Michael Jonathan Smith
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Michael Jonathan Smith January 1, 2021
30 10 "December 19" Josh Heald Teleplay by : Bob Dearden
Story by : Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg & Bob Dearden January 1, 2021
Season 4 (2021)
Main article: Cobra Kai season 4
Cobra Kai season 4 episodes
No.
overall No. in
season Title Directed by Written by Original release date
31 1 "Let's Begin" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg December 31, 2021[a]
32 2 "First Learn Stand" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas December 31, 2021
33 3 "Then Learn Fly" Marielle Woods Michael Jonathan Smith December 31, 2021
34 4 "Bicephaly" Marielle Woods Stacey Harman December 31, 2021
35 5 "Match Point" Joel Novoa Bob Dearden December 31, 2021
36 6 "Kicks Get Chicks" Joel Novoa Mattea Greene December 31, 2021
37 7 "Minefields" Tawnia McKiernan Bill Posley December 31, 2021
38 8 "Party Time" Tawnia McKiernan Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas December 31, 2021
39 9 "The Fall" Josh Heald Michael Jonathan Smith December 31, 2021
40 10 "The Rise" Josh Heald Bob Dearden December 31, 2021
Season 5 (2022)
Main article: Cobra Kai season 5
Cobra Kai season 5 episodes
No.
overall No. in
season Title Directed by Written by Original release date
41 1 "Long, Long Way from Home" Joel Novoa & Steven Tsuchida Michael Jonathan Smith September 9, 2022
42 2 "Molé" Steven Tsuchida Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas September 9, 2022
43 3 "Playing with Fire" Marielle Woods Mattea Greene September 9, 2022
44 4 "Downward Spiral" Steve Pink Ashley Darnall September 9, 2022
45 5 "Extreme Measures" Jennifer Celotta Bob Dearden September 9, 2022
46 6 "Ouroboros" Joel Novoa Michael Jonathan Smith September 9, 2022
47 7 "Bad Eggs" Joel Novoa Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas September 9, 2022
48 8 "Taikai" Marielle Woods Ashley Darnall September 9, 2022
49 9 "Survivors" Steven Tsuchida Michael Jonathan Smith September 9, 2022
50 10 "Head of the Snake" Joel Novoa Bob Dearden September 9, 2022
Season 6 (2024)
Main article: Cobra Kai season 6
Cobra Kai season 6 episodes
No.
overall No. in
season Title [46] Directed by Written by [47] Original release date [48][21]
Part 1
51 1 "Peacetime in the Valley" Joel Novoa Bob Dearden July 18, 2024
52 2 "The Prize" Joel Novoa Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas July 18, 2024
53 3 "Sleeper" Ralph Macchio Mattea Greene July 18, 2024
54 4 "Underdogs" Sherwin Shilati Chris Rafferty July 18, 2024
55 5 "Best of the Best" Sherwin Shilati Michael Jonathan Smith July 18, 2024
Part 2
56 6 "Benvinguts a Barcelona" Joel Novoa Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas November 15, 2024
57 7 "Dog in the Fight" Joel Novoa Ashley Darnall November 15, 2024
58 8 "Snakes on a Plane" Jennifer Celotta Ashley Darnall & Emily Abbott November 15, 2024
59 9 "Blood In Blood Out" Sherwin Shilati Chris Rafferty November 15, 2024
60 10 "Eunjangdo" Sherwin Shilati Bob Dearden & Olga Lexell November 15, 2024
Part 3
61 11 TBA TBA Joe Piarulli & Luan Thomas February 13, 2025
62 12 TBA TBA Ashley Darnall & Kyle Civale February 13, 2025
63 13 TBA TBA Chris Rafferty February 13, 2025
64 14 TBA TBA Bob Dearden February 13, 2025
65 15 "Ex Degenerate" TBA Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg February 13, 2025
Notes
Prior to its release on Netflix, a virtual premiere screening of "Let's Begin" was held on December 28, 2021.[45]
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Collider's Perri Nemiroff sits down with Cobra Kai's Peyton List, Xolo Maridueña, Mary Mouser, Tanner Buchanan, Jacob Bertrand, and Gianni DeCenzo for Season 6 Part 2.
In Season 6 Part 2 drama unfolds with captain changes, intense storylines, and emotional weight on characters.
During their conversation, the cast discusses where their characters are after Season 6 Part 1, character development, and their relationships with each other during the Sekai Taikai.
Franchise heroes William Zabka and Ralph Macchio may bridge the decades between the original Karate Kid trilogy and today's generation, but audiences around the world know there is a cadre of talented young actors distinctly representing the Cobra Kai dynasty. As the Netflix series excitingly works its way through its victory lap of a final season, we're able to see these young karate masters come into their own and become the leaders they were always destined to be.

The drama peaked at the end of Season 6, Part 1. The Miyagi-Do team arrives in Barcelona for the Sekai Taikai tournament, ready to face off against John Kreese (Martin Kove) and his surprising new team. After the team learns of Tory's (Peyton List) mother's passing, Tory abandons Miyagi-do, leaving Sam (Mary Mouser) with the leadership position as female captain. Having been defeated by Robby (Tanner Buchanan) for male captain, Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) is especially fired up, and the dissonant Hawk (Jacob Bertrand) and Demetri (Gianni DeCenzo) struggle to see eye-to-eye heading into the tournament.

Ahead of Season 6, Part 2's debut on Netflix, Collider's own Perri Nemiroff had the pleasure of talking with the young cast of Cobra Kai, Mouser, List, Maridueña, DeCenzo, Bertrand and Buchanan. Without spoiling anything, they discuss fighting styles, bitterness between the Binary Brothers, shifting responsibilities, and tease what fans can expect from their characters' journeys in the coming episodes. Check it all out in the video above, or you can read the full interview transcript below.

“Imitation Is the Greatest Form of Flattery”
Tory may have switched sides, but she hasn't left behind what she's learned.
Tory (Peyton List) standing with Cobra Kai in their uniforms in a lineImage via Netflix
PERRI NEMIROFF: Peyton, Tory switches teams when she fights in the Sekai Taikai. Is her fighting style going to revert back to Cobra Kai, or is it going to be an amalgamation of what she's learned?

PEYTON LIST: That's a great question. It's an amalgamation, for sure. It's a combination of both Miyagi-do fighting. She's been training with Sam leading up to this switch, so yeah, there are a lot of callbacks to Sam's moves, and I wanted to implement some of those whenever I could.

Do you use them against her?

XOLO MARIDUEÑA: Hell yeah! [Laughs]

Peyton List in Cobra KaiImage via Netflix
MARY MOUSER: But that’s the greatest form of flattery, isn't it? Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Peyton and I talked about this a ton. She was so thoughtful and respectful about it. She was like, “Hey, that move that you do, I'm thinking about that one. I'm gonna ask if I can add it in.” I was like, “Go for it,” and she killed it. It was awesome.

A World Thrown Upside Down
"He's just a boy!"
Kwon (Brandon H. Lee) standing with his hand raised in front of Robby (Tanner Buchanan) in uniformImage via Netflix
Tanner, in our bullet points teasing Part 2, they mention that without Tory, Robby's head isn't in the game.

MARIDUEÑA: [Laughs] Damn!

How would you describe what is missing for him without her?

TANNER BUCHANAN: His world has been thrown way upside down. I think he's really found a grounded life now with his dad and Daniel, and now his friends and what he sees as his brother, and his girlfriend, as well. I feel like everything was just so perfect for him for a while, finally, in his life that now that he's lost one component, it's just continued to break every single chain within his life, and he just doesn't know how to handle that anymore because he wants it to be the way it was. So, he's trying to figure out how to get back to that perfect life that he wants so badly.

That’s such an intense way to describe it. Now my heart hurts for him even more.

BUCHANAN: [Laughs] He's just a boy!

Maybe Being Captain Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
"Sam feels the weight of the world."
Close-up of Sam (Mary Mouser) smiling as she's being honored with a headbandImage via Netflix
That leads me back to you, Mary. If Robby’s head isn't in the game, how does Sam react in terms of her responsibilities of being a captain in the competition?

MOUSER: I feel like Sam is in a really precarious place there because she wants to be supportive of her friend, her teammate, and at the same time, there is anger, and there's hurt toward Tory on her own side. So, Sam is off balance in that moment. Sam is hurt and shocked by this change, but she has to kind of bury that. She doesn't have much of a choice because it's that or feel like the team goes out of whack. Now, we have, obviously, other team members, but the importance and the significance of the captains is kind of crucial to the competition. I think, definitely, Sam feels the weight of the world, and the responsibility, whether she's taken that on herself that she thinks she has to fix it all, but she's definitely feeling that in that moment.

They’re just kids in a karate competition!

MOUSER: [Laughs] It’s about peace in the Valley! It’s so important.

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Tanner Buchanan and Xolo Maridueña also discuss Robby and Miguel's mindframes going into the Sekai Taikai.

Xolo, with Robby being kind of out of whack given the Tory situation, how does Miguel look at him as the one who's not captain? Is it a situation where he treats him like a brother and tries to support him or thinks to himself, “Look what happened. I deserved to have the captain position to begin with?”

MARIDUEÑA: It's totally a bit of both. I think you get to see all angles of it with Robby and Miguel. I think at the beginning it is a little bit bitter. You can't help but feel like, “Darn, I didn't win, and we're not performing as well.” But at the same time, we know that all of us can rise to the occasion, and Robby was captain for a good reason. So, I think it's helpful to have someone that close because you can have someone put you in check and be like, “Yo, maybe not everyone else is gonna tell you this because they don't know you like I know you, but what's up?” So, it's always helpful to have someone like that around, and for both of these characters, you haven't really had that before. So, I think it's a special advantage going into Sekai Taikai.

Will Hawk and Demetri’s Falling Out Affect the Sekai Taikai?

Jacob, Hawk only goes to Barcelona because Tory switched teams. Does that mean he goes into the competition not fully confident he deserves to be there, or, deep down, does he know he is legitimately one of the best fighters they have?

JACOB BERTRAND: Going into it, I sort of think Hawk knows that he is one of the better fighters and deserves a spot to go. I think the thing that's weighing on his chest more is the fact that he had this huge fight with Demetri. I think — this is in no shade to Demetri — Hawk believes he's a better fighter than Demetri.

GIANNI DECENZO: I mean, that’s fair.

BERTRAND: How all that stuff went down was more a reflection of his miscommunication and mistake on being a good friend, and Demetri going is sort of a by-product of that.

DECENZO: I earned my spot!

BETRAND: You did. You did earn your spot. But yeah, I think him going right after Tory drops out at the start is like, “Damn, I'm just kind of messing up.”

Miguel (Xolo Mariduena), Demetri (Gianni DeCenzo) and Hawk (Jacob Bertrand) standing together, alarmedImage via Netflix
Gianni, you earned your spot, but your little bullet point on our list is that Hawk feels like Demetri isn't giving 100% and is more focused on his future at MIT. It was making me wonder, is he in Barcelona thrilled and proud of himself for earning that spot or is it more about him feeling good about taking a spot from Hawk because he's mad at him?

DECENZO: Dude, I mean, my guy, Demetri, he's going through it. I think that his focus is more on MIT and, “I'm gonna go do this. I'm gonna be a tech billionaire." This karate stuff is a holiday for him. He's just out there trying to be, like, the bad boy, trying to dance with girls. He's just living his life, man. But I think that there's definitely a darker side of, like, “Oh man, this guy that I had a huge falling out with is now rooming with me for the next couple of weeks. Oops.” So, they got stuff that they gotta work out, but we'll see what happens.

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