The fifth season of Cobra Kai was announced on August 27th, 2021.[2] Filming for the season wrapped on December 19, 2021.[3] The season aired on September 9, 2022, only on Netflix.[1]
Synopsis
Following the shocking results of the All Valley Tournament, Season 5 finds Terry Silver expanding the Cobra Kai empire and trying to make his "No Mercy" style of karate the only game in town. With Kreese behind bars and Johnny Lawrence setting karate aside to focus on repairing the damage he's caused, Daniel LaRusso must call on an old friend for help.[4]
Cast
- The following cast lists are subject to change as information is released.[5]
Starring
- Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso
- William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence
- Courtney Henggeler as Amanda LaRusso
- Xolo Maridueña as Miguel Diaz
- Tanner Buchanan as Robby Keene
- Mary Mouser as Samantha LaRusso
- Jacob Bertrand as Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz
- Peyton List as Tory Nichols
- Dallas Dupree Young as Kenny Payne
- Vanessa Rubio as Carmen Diaz
- Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver
- Martin Kove as John Kreese
Special Guest Star
Guest Starring
- Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi
- Griffin Santopietro as Anthony LaRusso
- Joe Seo as Kyler Park
- Oona O'Brien as Devon Lee
- Annalisa Cochrane as Yasmine
- Hannah Kepple as Moon
- Khalil Everage as Chris
- Owen Morgan as Bert
- Nathaniel Oh as Nathaniel
- Aedin Mincks as Mitch
- Luis Roberto Guzmán as Hector Salazar
- Alicia Hannah-Kim as Kim Da-Eun
- Sean Kanan as Mike Barnes
- Robyn Lively as Jessica Andrews
- Paul Walter Hauser as Stingray
- Bret Ernst as Louie LaRusso
- Dan Ahdoot as Anoush Norouzi
- Julia Macchio as Vanessa LaRusso
- Terry Serpico as Captain Turner
- Barrett Carnahan as Young John Kreese
- Rose Bianco as Rosa Diaz
- Diora Baird as Shannon Keene
- Owen Harn as Gabriel
- Andrew James Hicks II as Edwin
- Phoebe French as Charlotte
- Gianna Graziano as Lindsay
Co-Starring
Episode List
- Long, Long Way From Home
- Molé
- Playing With Fire
- Downward Spiral
- Extreme Measures
- Ouroboros
- Bad Eggs
- Taikai
- Survivors
- Head of the Snake
Awards and Nominations
- All awards are from 2023.
Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Critics Choice Awards | Best Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie | Cobra Kai | Won |
Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie | Ralph Macchio | Nominated | |
Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-For-TV Movie | William Zabka | ||
Kids Choice Awards | Best Family TV Show | Cobra Kai | Nominated |
Favorite Male TV Star (Family) | Ralph Macchio |
Notes and Trivia
- Production for Season 5 began in the Summer-Fall of 2021, with filming ending on December 19th.
- Miguel goes back to going a full season after being absent in one from the season before.
- According to Hayden Schlossberg, this season will answer the long-awaited question of what would happened if Daniel had lost the All Valley championship in The Karate Kid Part III.[6]
- Season 5 is a substantial season for Robby and his allegiances.[7]
- The scroll that Chozen gave Daniel in Season 3 is not the crane technique scroll, but a new scroll. There's more history to the scrolls that will be explored in Season 5.[7]
- Josh Heald teased Season 5 by saying, "Chozen is somebody who ties into the more aggressive past where fighting wasn’t about a contest, it was about life and death. He still feels like he owes Daniel some help, and he wants to make amends even though Daniel has forgiven him. From that alone, I feel like audiences can infer the energy with which Season 5 is going to begin. There are quite a bit of storylines that start spinning very fast and very aggressively as we enter next season."[7]
- Hayden Schlossberg teased Season 5 by saying, "all the Karate Avengers are getting together right now and getting ready for something… We don’t know what it’s going to be, we don’t know how it’s going to go. But we know that the stakes are high and things have never been worse and actions need to be taken."[8]
- Portions of Season 5 were filmed in Puerto Rico.[9]
- On March 3rd, 2022, composures began working on the first three episodes of the season.[10]
- On April 17, 2022, Jon Hurwitz confirmed that the editing for S5 was completed, though composures were still working on the score for the back half of the season. He teased that a release date was unknown, but more information would be available at Cobra Kai Netflix Is a Joke on May 5, 2022.[11]
- Xolo Maridueña's involvement in Blue Beetle has no impact on his availability for his role in Cobra Kai.[12]
- The relationship between Robby and Johnny is further explored in Season 5.[13]
- Cobra Kai: Live & Badass is a one night event taking place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA, on May 5, 2022. The event kicks off the Season 5 press tour and presents the first look at the new season.
- The panel featured Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Mary Mouser, Tanner Buchanan, Dallas Dupree Young, Martin Kove, Gianni DeCenzo, Vanessa Rubio, Griffin Santopietro, Josh Heald, Hayden Schlossberg, Bret Ernst, Dan Ahdoot, Jon Hurwitz, Courtney Henggeler, and Peyton List.
- The first sneak peek for the season was revealed at the Microsoft Theater during the 'Live & Badass' event.[14]
- This is the first season to premiere in the Fall since the show's move to Netflix. Seasons three and four aired on New Year's Day and New Year's Eve respectively, while seasons one and two were in May and April, respectively.
- On July 17, 2022, Jon Hurwitz did an impromptu Q&A session on his Twitter, in which he encouraged fans to ask him questions about the upcoming season of Cobra Kai.
- Robby and Tory will appear in at least one scene together.[15]
- Devon Lee and Moon will appear more in Season 5.[16][17]
- People will get hurt in the Season 5 finale.[18]
- Miguel's storyline this season is a multifaceted roller-coaster.[19]
- Sam and Miguel's relationship is in an interesting place entering Season 5.[20]
- This is the first season to feature Gianni Decenzo as a special guest star, as opposed to this "starring" credit in previous seasons.
- This is also the first season where the Cobra Kai credits theme is heard in all the episodes' credits, breaking the tradition of the season finale playing a different credits theme from seasons 1 to 4.
Gallery
Promotional
First Looks
The following images were released prior to the season premiere, and are not in episodic order.
Videos
Tudum
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Our New Year’s tradition just got bumped up a few months. Cobra Kai Season 5 drops Sept 9, only on Netflix.
- ↑ Deadline: 'Cobra Kai Renewed for Season 5'
- ↑ CBR: 'Cobra Kai Season 5 Wraps Filming
- ↑ Cobra Kai
- ↑ What's on Netflix: ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 5: Estimated Netflix Release Date & What We Know So Far
- ↑ Twitter: @McSchlossberg 'Nerds of the valley, be afraid'
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Cobra Kai EPs Talk Miguel's Big Finale Decision, Tease Return of Chozen, Plus 'Fast' and 'Aggressive' Season 5
- ↑ Fandom: ‘Cobra Kai’ Creators on Season 4’s Ending and Season 5’s ‘Karate Avengers’
- ↑ YouTube: Jon Hurwitz & Josh Heald interview - Cobra Kai Season 4 & 5, Terry Silver, Chozen, Mike Barnes!
- ↑ Twitter: @zachrobinson 'Good morning from me and @leobirenberg'
- ↑ Twitter: @jonhurwitz 'S5 is fully edited and awesome!
- ↑ Twitter: @jonhurwitz 'I am VERY excited to see Xolo in Blue Beetle! His involvement in that or other projects has no impact on his availability for Cobra Kai.'
- ↑ Twitter: @jonhurwitz 'We get to find out if the hug was a high point in their relationship or the start of real progress. #CobraKai'
- ↑ Twitter: @CobraKaiSeries 'LOS ANGELES Cobra Kai is coming to you LIVE! Come see the most BADASS cast, plus a sneak peek at Season 5, stunts, trivia and musical performances on May 5 at the Microsoft Theater.'
- ↑ Twitter: @jonhurwitz 'Tory and Robby appear in at least one scene together. #CobraKai #Netflix'
- ↑ Twitter: @jonhurwitz 'Hell yeah! We love us some Devon! #CobraKai #Netflix'
- ↑ Twitter: @jonhurwitz 'You better believe it! #CobraKai #Moon'
- ↑ Twitter: @jonhurwitz 'People get hurt. #CobraKai #Netflix
- ↑ Twitter: @jonhurwitz 'A multifaceted roller coaster. #CobraKai #Miguel'
- ↑ Twitter: '@jonhurwitz' It's in an interesting place entering S5. #CobraKai #Netflix'