COBRA KAI Has Plans to Continue Beyond Season 5
Cobra Kai is such an incredible show, and I don’t ever want it to end. I know that one day it will, but that end is not coming with Season 5! Nope, there are plans to continue the series beyond the fifth season, and that makes me all kinds of happy.
Season 4 is set to be released later this month and the creative team is deep in development on Season 5. Producer and showrunner Josh Heald recently explained that there is more story to tell after Season 5, even though that's all Netflix has ordered at the moment. During an interview with Screen Rant Heald said:
"We have more beyond Season 5. We are not writing to the end of the series in Season 5 right now. We can't believe we've filmed two seasons of the show this year. In our minds, it's crazy to believe how far ahead of the story we are than what the audience has seen so far. Season 5 is another enormous season with a lot of new flavors and a lot of things that you haven't seen before yet on the show. And it's not the end."
Well, I can’t wait to see where they end up taking the story of the next few seasons! As the franchise continues, we will also see the universe expand with possible spinoffs “both inside and outside of the Miyagiverse." When previously talking about what we can expect from the upcoming fourth season, co-creator Jon Hurwitz said:
"You've seen Johnny and Daniel interact for a few seasons now and a movie wave way, way, way back when, and you've seen glimpses of them being able to get along and be on the same page and you've seen them throw fists on a dime. So anything is possible with the two of them together. They're united against the common enemy right now. And their intentions are all positive with what they want to do, but let's see what it's like for these two guys working together with the same goal, with their different approaches. Can they join forces in a way that is going to be productive and smooth sailing, or will there be bumps in the road? And that's what people are going to have to look forward to during season four."
In Season 4 Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) will be joining forces to take down John Kreese’s (Martin Kove) Cobra Kai. While they have the same goal, they both have very different teaching styles and it’s fun to see that dynamic. Then there’s Kreese, who brings back an old friend, Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) to help him in his efforts to destroy Daniel and Johnny and their Karate team. This is turning into all-out war!
The series will premiere on December 31st!