Netflix’s latest trailer for Cobra Kai season 4 shows Johnny and Daniel struggling to unite their dojos and teach karate together, and long-ago bad guy Terry Silver (from The Karate Kid Part III) returning to lure Daniel back to the dark side.
The Miguel Theory That Has Cobra Kai Fans Scratching Their Heads
The Miguel Theory That Has Cobra Kai Fans Scratching Their Heads Curtis Bonds/Netflix
By Eric Betts/May 7, 2021 11:02 pm EDT
One truth about franchise storytelling in the modern era holds no matter the genre or the medium: If you re telling a big, interconnected story, particularly one that spans generations, then every hero s family tree matters.
Think of the rumors fans and purported leakers came up with for Rey s lineage leading up to the release of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, and its eventual reveal in that film. Being Palpatine s secret grandchild was the least of it: for a while, people were convinced she was related to Obi-Wan Kenobi, that she was Han Solo s secret love child, that Mara Jade was her mother. Picture the years-long denouement of Jon Snow s true Targaryen legacy on Game of Thrones. Remember how half the plots of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are powered by
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Cobra Kai season three dropped on Netflix back at the beginning of January. The cult hit picked up after the season two cliffhanger, which saw the aftermath of the huge school fight. As well as martial arts, the series also featured some blossoming romance - but does this also transfer off-screen as well?
Karate Kid series, which picks up with Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) as adults teaching karate to a whole new generation of teenagers, as well as their own kids, was packed with plenty of fighting, long-awaited reunions, some unexpected twists and a major cliffhanger.
The cast Zabka, Macchio, Mary Mouser, Peyton List, Jacob Bertrand, and Xolo Maridueña opened up to ET about how season 3 ends and what’s in store for the series, especially Daniel and Johnny. Warning: be prepared to be hit with tons of spoilers.
Following the return of Rob Garrison as Tommy and Martin Kove as the villainous John Kreese in the first two seasons,