Netflix to Cobra Kai : “ You ’re the best around . Nothing ’s gon na ever keep you down . ” After a successful season three debut withseason four coming very soon , the streamer just announced it has greenlit a 5th season of the hit Karate Kid themed show that begin film in Atlanta , GA subsequently this year . “ Because Cobra Kai never dies,”tweetedco - Lord and executive producer Jon Hurwitz . Which , indeed , is dead on target . The show has had an incredible foot race on its direction to this intelligence .
Cobra Kaidebuted right smart back in 2018on the now defunct YouTube Red . The show gain some fan ( like io9 ) , but due to its relatively under - the - radiolocation streaming vent , it never quite grow as big as its cast and crowd thought it could be . Season two also debut on YouTube and season three was shot with that in mind . Meanwhile , YouTube had start out cutting original programming left and proper with only one or two shows remaining , Cobra Kai among them . Before time of year three aired , YouTube decided it was n’t decease to make more so Sony Pictures Televisionsold it to Netflix . And that ’s when Cobra Kai kick in a Harold Hart Crane kick to the universe .
tight - forward to August of 2020 . The first two seasons of Cobra Kai move from YouTube to Netflix and instantly , it ’s a hit . devotee from around the world realize what we here at io9 had been suppose since day one : Cobra Kai is awing . The perfect blend of 1980s nostalgia with new character and taradiddle . Season three followed early in 2021and season four will be here in December .
Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny (William Zabka) are getting another season of Cobra Kai.Image: Netflix
And now , we know , season five is fare too . Here ’s the prescribed announcement :
The dojo is about to be 5x as rad . Cobra Kai has been renewed for a 5th season.pic.twitter.com/8iz2M6Bzw5
— Cobra Kai ( @CobraKaiSeries)August 27 , 2021
candidly , it ’s kind of surprising . The first season terminate like the first ( and third ) movies , with the eminent - stake All Valley Karate Tournament . Seasons two and three avoided that end but we know for a fact time of year four will have the tournament ( whether or not it ’ll arrive at the finale remain to be see ) . So what happens next ? Where does everything go ? Luckily , we ’re going to have a chance find out .
Correction 2025-04-29 , 2:30 p.m. ET : We clarified that it was Sony Pictures Television that sold Cobra Kai to Netflix .
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