Watch the first eight minutes of the new ‘Cobra Kai’ season
Netflix has shared the first eight minutes of the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai. The newest series will be split into three parts, with the first instalment coming on July 18th.
The show, which first began on YouTube Premium in 2018, has become one of Netflix’s most popular series since it made its way onto the service from season three onwards. Cobra Kai follows on from The Karate Kid movies that were released in the ‘80s and ‘90s, with Ralph Macchio returning to play the franchise’s protagonist, Daniel LaRusso, while William Zabka reprises his role as Daniel’s childhood nemesis, Johnny Lawrence.
When we meet Johnny in season one, he is going through a tough ordeal, relying on alcohol to get him through the day, while Daniel is incredibly successful. However, the two are reunited after Johnny begins to rekindle his love for karate as a means of finding a sense of purpose.
Over the course of the seasons that have since followed, there has been plenty of action and drama, subsequently becoming both critically acclaimed and well-loved by fans.
After seasons of tensions between characters, the beginning of the final set of episodes suggests that things might have quietened down, at least for a short period. The first episode of the newest season is called ‘Peacetime in the Valley’, with characters seemingly not butting heads for once.
Jon Hurtwitz, one of the show’s creators, told Netflix Tudum, “There’s always so much conflict and so much darkness looming. These characters you’ve fallen in love with over five seasons are actually at peace with one another. Rivalries like Robby and Miguel, Johnny and Daniel, and Sam and Tory are in the best places they’ve ever been. It was nice to have this reset and look forward in the absence of enemies lurking around the corner.”
Still, we’ve been warned not to get too comfortable. Another of the show’s creators, Josh Heald, added, “Sensei Kreese is joining forces with Kim Da-Eun and is going to raise a dojo of homegrown Korean fighters in the image of Cobra Kai. Be careful, because on the other side of the world some dark forces are looming.”
Watch the first eight minutes of Cobra Kai season six below.
Soak in the calm before the storm.
— Cobra Kai (@CobraKaiSeries) July 16, 2024
Here’s your first look at the opening eight minutes of Cobra Kai Season 6, Part 1: https://t.co/aNH04On7pK