Two weeks earlier, Netflix released the trailer for season 5 of Cobra Kai, announcing the release date of the next season of the show. The show will be released in less than two weeks and fans are excited for more of their favorite characters. Cobra Kai is a martial arts comedy-drama that follows the original 1984 The Karate Kid film by Robert Mark Kamen.
The series was first released as a YouTube original. But in 2019 after the production of the third season was completed, YouTube decided not to produce scripted original programming and Netflix acquired the series in June 2020. Cobra Kai season 3 was released on January 1, 2021.
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Tanner Buchanan Reveals an Incident with Jacob Bertrand
Just after the release of its third season Netflix renewed it for a fourth season which was released on December 31, 2021. Season 4 of the show also received a good response and Netflix announced season 5, which will premiere on September 9.
During a recent interview, while attending an event, actor Tanner Buchanan revealed an incident that took place while filming a fight sequence in season 4.
When the actor was asked if they ever had a mishap while filming a fighting sequence, to which he said that it happens sometimes and while filming the final fight sequence with Jacob Baetrand he poked him in the eye mistakenly.
Further, he said, ” Then I think two takes later he did something to me and so we were even and it was fine.” Mary Mouser also shared an incident where she accidentally punched Jacob Bertrand.”
The Creators’ Say on the Future of Cobra Kai
The creators of the show Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg were asked if they have a plan for Cobra Kai’s future, they said, ” Cobra Kai never dies.” He further said that we don’t want it to end and fans don’t want to end it either.
He further said we’ve had ideas about where we want these characters to end up going and how many seasons it takes to get there. You know there are different ways of doing it right now. Hayden Schlossberg further said that they have multiple ideas about how the series will proceed in the future.
The series has received a positive response from critics and audience reaction for its writing and actors’ performances. It also received a nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Actors Joining the Cast of Cobra Kai Season 5
The cast for the fifth season will have the same characters as season 4. However, it will be introducing some new characters and will be reprising characters from the third part of the original The Karate Kid film.
Other than Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Jacob Bertrand, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, and Peyton List, Sean Kanan will join the cast of Cobra Kai as Mike Barnes from The Karate Kid III. Alicia Hannah Kim will also be joining the cast as Kim Da Eun.
What May Happen in Cobra Kai Season 5
The Cobra Kai season 5 trailer is released and it shows a lot about what may happen in the upcoming season of the show. The trailer shows that Terry Silver has expanded Cobra Kai and is hiring new Senseis as the number of students is rising.
The new Senseis include Kim Da Eun, Blondie, Patch, and Tyrone Woodley. Kim Da Eun seems like the head of all and focuses especially on Tory and Daven. The screenwriter of the series, Hayden Schlossberg has also shared that this new group of sensei will be called The Fist.
The trailer also shows some of the students at a waterpark where they indulge in a fight. Later Johnny asks Miguel and Robby to get along as they are all friends now and a fight sequence between Robby and Miguel is shown right after that.
With the trailer, it also seems like Terry Silver is planning to expand Cobra Kai. Where Johnny seems to be working as an Uber driver. There are also speculations that season 5 will have a showdown between Johnny and Robby, and Miguel and his father who also most probably knows martial arts.
However, nothing is confirmed yet and we just have to wait for the release of season 5. Cobra Kai season 5 will premiere on September 9 on Netflix.
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