YouTube's COBRA KAI Series Will Be Moving to Netflix or Hulu Before Season 3 Premieres

I had been wondering for while now why we hadn’t heard word on the third season of the hit series Cobra Kai, as the first two seasons came out in May and April of the last two years. We spoke with the cast and creators of the series last year at Comic-Con, and were told about exciting story lines and tidbits that we could look forward to, but had still not gotten news about a release date, much less a trailer, and that was getting frustrating. This is one of my absolute favorite series, and I can’t wait to see the third season! But now we may have some context for the hold up.

In a report from Deadline, we learned that YouTube has made a deal with its licensing partner for the series, Sony TV, to move the series to a new streaming service, amid YouTube’s push to create its base of content with unscripted series. All the main streaming services have thrown their hats in the ring to take on the highly-rated show, but the bidding war has come down to the giants Netflix and Hulu. The purchase will include the first two seasons of the show so that viewers can catch up before watching the completed third season, which will air soon after the deal is complete.

The series follows Karate Kid characters Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), who are grown with kids of their own. Their lives have gone down different paths, but they have been led back to one another in a quest to bring karate back into their own lives, and the lives of the next generation of kids looking for an outlet.

This is such exciting news! This show is incredible and deserves an even bigger audience than it already has, because if you haven’t seen it, you’ll want to! I can’t wait for this deal to get done so that we can watch our third season! Are you excited for it? Which streamer do you hope wins out?