Cobra Kai season 4 release date, cast, how to watch and how to catch up

(Pocket-lint) - Of each of Netflix's programming, Cobra Kai stands out. Why? Because it isn't a remake oregon retelling of existing story, it is simply a continuation of the classical 1980s Karate Kid movies.

Picking up the communicative immoderate 30 years aboriginal and with Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprising their roles arsenic Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, Cobra Kai revisits galore of characters of The Karate Kid movies, mixed with drama - and dripping successful nostalgia, which adds thing to the premix that different shows can't rather touch.

Season 4 merchandise date

Season 4 of Cobra Kai volition amusement connected Netflix from 31 December and we're expecting it to person 10 episodes. We're expecting each the episodes to onshore connected the aforesaid day, but that's not confirmed.

Season 5 has besides been confirmed and volition beryllium coming to Netflix successful aboriginal - we ideate successful precocious 2022.

What happens successful Cobra Kai Season 4?

The trailer for play 4 was released successful September, showing the continuation of the communicative from play 3.

For those who don't remember, the love-hate narration betwixt Daniel and Johnny rolls on, but successful play 4 they are agreed against John Kreese (Martin Kove), with the All-Valley Tournament connected the skyline and Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) returning to the Cobra Kai dojo to basal with Kreese, again.

Robby (Tanner Buchanan) is firmly committed to the Cobra Kai dojo, portion Miyagi-do and Eagle Fang dojos squad up to basal successful opposition.

How to drawback up connected Cobra Kai

 All 3 seasons of Cobra Kai are disposable to watercourse connected Netflix, truthful catching up with Cobra Kai couldn't beryllium easier.

But that's not the commencement of the communicative and to get the champion appreciation for what Cobra Kai is doing, you request to spell backmost to the archetypal 1984 movie and commencement again. Indeed, watching the archetypal The Karate Kid volition springiness you a greater appreciation for those characters that person been revitalised, and supply discourse to each the flashbacks.

The Karate Kid (1984)

Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) moves to Reseda, California. The caller kid makes caller friends, but successful the process attracts the unwanted attraction of Johnny Lawrence. After being beaten up, LaRusso turns to Mr Miyagi for help, culminating successful a face-off astatine the All-Valley Karate Championships. This movie provides the discourse for Cobra Kai's main characters, with a akin communicative arc.

The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

The 2nd instalment follows the deepening of LaRusso and Miyagi's narration arsenic the brace instrumentality to Japan arsenic Mr Miyagi's begetter is dying. We larn much astir Miyagi's history, arsenic good arsenic introducing Kumiko, who catches LaRusso's eye. Much of this movie is reflected successful Cobra Kai play 3, truthful it's worthy a watch.

The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

The 3rd movie sees Kreese visiting his  old Vietnam comrade Terry Silver, who steps up to instrumentality implicit the Cobra Kai dojo, promising revenge connected LaRusso and Mr Miyagi. The crippled twists starring Danial LaRusso backmost successful the All-Valley tourney having breached and fixed his narration with Mr Miyagi. This movie provides immoderate discourse for Cobra Kai play 4.

Writing by Chris Hall. Originally published connected 29 November 2021.