TV SERIES · 2018–2025 · USA
Cobra Kai
- Created by
- Josh Heald, Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz
- Network
- Netflix, YouTube Premium
- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes
- 65
- Studio
- Hurwitz & Schlossberg Productions, Sony Pictures Television, Overbrook Entertainment
33 archived facts 5 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi.
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13 Facts From the Making of Cobra Kai
- #002
Cobra Kai's creators said they appreciated the parallel fandoms around the series, including the How I Met Your Mother storyline, and that being asked about a YouTube video questioning whether Daniel was the real bully gave them confidence while conceiving and pitching the show.
- #004
Cobra Kai was pitched in 2017 to outlets including Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and AMC, with the pitch using a mock trailer assembled from footage of earlier works by Ralph Macchio and William Zabka.
- #005
YouTube Red, later known as YouTube Premium, greenlit Cobra Kai in August 2017.
- #006
James Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett of Overbrook Entertainment served as executive producers on Cobra Kai, working in association with Sony Pictures Television alongside the series' creators.
- #007
Cobra Kai's first and second seasons premiered on YouTube Red / YouTube Premium in May 2018 and April 2019, respectively.
- #008
Before the second season of Cobra Kai premiered, its creators looked into moving the series to a different platform, but that deal fell through.
- #009
Cobra Kai's third season was made for YouTube with a planned 2020 release, but in May 2020 the series left YouTube for Netflix before that season premiered.
- #010
Because YouTube was not interested in renewing Cobra Kai for a fourth season, its producers sought a streaming venue that would keep that option open, and the show moved to Netflix in June 2020 along with the third season.
- #011
Cobra Kai was renewed for a fourth season before season three was released, and that fourth season arrived on December 31, 2021.
- #012
The fifth season of Cobra Kai premiered on September 9, 2022.
- #013
Production on Cobra Kai's sixth and final season was paused during the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes and picked up again after January 1, 2024; the season was split into three five-episode parts released on July 18, 2024, November 15, 2024, and February 13, 2025.
- #018
According to Josh Heald, Cobra Kai's writers had a storyline for Julie Pierce tied to Mr. Miyagi and a stolen necklace mystery, but they reached out to Hilary Swank before going too deep to ask whether she would participate.
- #020
Heald, Hurwitz and Schlossberg also indicated they would have to see what might happen in this universe if they were fortunate enough to continue writing within it, calling Julie Pierce a character they have a lot of excitement to revisit.
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