Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai
The outro scene featuring the Cobra Kai dojo logo
Genre	Comedy drama Action Martial arts
Created by	Josh Heald Jon Hurwitz Hayden Schlossberg
Based on	The Karate Kid by Robert Mark Kamen
Starring	Ralph Macchio William Zabka Courtney Henggeler Xolo Maridueña Tanner Buchanan Mary Mouser Jacob Bertrand Gianni DeCenzo Martin Kove Peyton List Vanessa Rubio Thomas Ian Griffith Dallas Dupree Young
Composers	Leo Birenberg Zach Robinson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	William Zabka Ralph Macchio Will Smith James Lassiter Caleeb Pinkett Susan Ekins Josh Heald Jon Hurwitz Hayden Schlossberg Michael Jonathan Smith Bob Dearden Joe Piarulli Luan Thomas
Producers	Katrin L. Goodson Bob Wilson
Production locations	Atlanta, Georgia Los Angeles, California
Cinematography	Cameron Duncan
Editors	Nicholas Monsour Jeff Seibenick Ivan Victor
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22–49 minutes
Production companies	Hurwitz & Schlossberg Productions Overbrook Entertainment Heald Productions Counterbalance Entertainment Westbrook Studios Sony Pictures Television[a]
Original release
Network	YouTube Red
Release	May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02)
Network	YouTube Premium
Release	April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
Network	Netflix
Release	January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01) – February 13, 2025 (2025-02-13)
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Cobra Kai is an American martial arts comedy drama television series created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, and distributed by Sony Pictures Television. It serves as a sequel to the first three The Karate Kid films created by Robert Mark Kamen.^[1] Cobra Kai premiered on May 2, 2018, and concluded on February 13, 2025, after six seasons consisting of 65 episodes. Originally released on YouTube Red / YouTube Premium for its first two seasons, the series later moved to Netflix.

Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, reprising their respective roles as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence from the film series, star in Cobra Kai alongside Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, Jacob Bertrand, Gianni DeCenzo, Peyton List, Vanessa Rubio, and Dallas Dupree Young. Martin Kove and Thomas Ian Griffith also reprise their roles as the antagonists John Kreese and Terry Silver from the original film series. Cobra Kai re-examines The Karate Kid films as Johnny's "redemption story" that questions his role as a villain, and also introduces the struggles that both Daniel and Johnny face with their respective father figures.^[2][3]

Cobra Kai attained high viewership on both YouTube and Netflix, and received critical acclaim for its writing, performances, action sequences, humor, character development, and faithfulness to the films. It received numerous awards and nominations, with the third season being nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.

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