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'''''Cobra Kai''''' is an American [[Martial arts film|martial arts]] [[comedy-drama]] television series and a [[sequel]] to the original ''[[The Karate Kid (franchise)|The Karate Kid]]'' films created by [[Robert Mark Kamen]].<ref name=mv>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tvs-top-5-how-cobra-kai-could-expand-its-miyagi-verse |title='TV's Top 5': How 'Cobra Kai' Could Expand Its 'Miyagi-verse' |access-date=2021-01-18 |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=2021-01-01 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309131324/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tvs-top-5-how-cobra-kai-could-expand-its-miyagi-verse |url-status=live }}</ref> The series was created by [[Josh Heald]], [[Jon Hurwitz]], and [[Hayden Schlossberg]], and is distributed by [[Sony Pictures Television]]. The series was released on [[YouTube Premium|YouTube Red / YouTube Premium]] for the first two seasons, before moving to [[Netflix]] starting with the third. The series stars [[Ralph Macchio]] and [[William Zabka]], who reprise their roles as [[Daniel LaRusso]] and [[Johnny Lawrence (character)|Johnny Lawrence]], respectively, from the 1984 film ''[[The Karate Kid]]'' and its sequels, ''[[The Karate Kid Part II]]'' (1986) and ''[[The Karate Kid Part III]]'' (1989).
The [[Cobra Kai season 1|first]] and [[Cobra Kai season 2|second]] seasons launched on YouTube Red/Premium in May 2018 and April 2019. [[Netflix]] acquired the series in June 2020 after YouTube decided to stop producing scripted original programming. The [[Cobra Kai season 3|third]], [[Cobra Kai season 4|fourth]] and [[Cobra Kai season 5|fifth]] seasons were released in January 2021, December 2021, and September 2022, respectively. Production for [[Cobra Kai season 6|the final season]] stopped during the period of the [[2023 Writers Guild of America strike]] and [[2023 SAG-AFTRA strike]], and resumed after January 1, 2024.<ref name=return6/> Season 6 will have 15 episodes, and will appear in three parts on July 18, November 15, and on an unspecified date in 2025.<ref name=season6dates>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/cobra-kai-season-6-premiere-date-first-look-photos-8642049|title=Cobra Kai's final season gets 3 premiere dates(!) and a new teaser|access-date=May 3, 2024|last=Baldwin|first=Kristen|date=May 3, 2024|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/cobra-kai-sets-earlier-premiere-season-6-part-2-1236014032/|title='Cobra Kai' Sets Earlier Premiere Date For Season 6 Part 2|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|date=July 17, 2024|accessdate=September 22, 2024|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
''Cobra Kai'' re-examines the ''Karate Kid'' narrative from Johnny's point of view, beginning with his decision to reopen the Cobra Kai [[karate]] [[dojo]], and the rekindling of his old rivalry with Daniel.<ref name=mat>{{cite web |url=https://www.publicbooks.org/masculinity-on-the-mat/ |title=Masculinity on the Mat |access-date=October 19, 2019 |last=Haddad |first=Vincent |date=February 11, 2019 |publisher=[[Public Books]] |archive-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922142843/https://www.publicbooks.org/masculinity-on-the-mat/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The series also stars [[Courtney Henggeler]], [[Xolo Maridueña]], [[Tanner Buchanan]], [[Mary Mouser]], [[Jacob Bertrand]], Gianni DeCenzo, [[Peyton List (actress, born 1998)|Peyton List]], [[Vanessa Rubio]] and [[Dallas Dupree Young]], with [[Martin Kove]], [[Yuji Okumoto]], [[Thomas Ian Griffith]], and [[Sean Kanan]] also reprising their roles from the films. The series takes place between 2017 and 2020.<ref name="timeline">{{cite web |last=Orquiola |first=John |date=October 29, 2022 |title=Karate Kid & Cobra Kai Timeline Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/karate-kid-cobra-kai-timeline-explained/ |access-date=April 3, 2023 |work=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref><ref name=timeline6>{{cite web|url=https://geektyrant.com/news/the-cobra-kai-series-timeline-is-surprisingly-very-short|title=The COBRA KAI Series Timeline is Surprisingly Very Short!|access-date=April 3, 2023|last=Paur|first=Joey|date=April 1, 2023|work=geektyrant.com}}</ref>
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| rotten_tomatoes5 = 98% (44 reviews)
| metacritic5 = 78 (7 reviews)
| rotten_tomatoes6 = 7981% (2432 reviews) Part 1
| metacritic6 = 67 (11 reviews) Part 1
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