Cobra Kai will likely return for a Season 6 on Netflix. Here's everything we know so far about the plot, cast, and spin-offs.
The Karate Kid III turned out to be crusty backwash that wasn't remedied until the 2018 debut of [Cobra Kai](https://www.esquire.com/preview/entertainment/tv/a37414660/netflix-cobra-kai-season-5/). [The Karate Kid III](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a35119690/terry-silver-cobra-kai-season-3-ending-thomas-ian-griffith/) instead. As I wrapped my Labor Day weekend binge of the new season of Cobra Kai, I got to thinking about The Karate Kid III. "There's stuff that they wrote in Season Three that didn't happen until Season Four, 'cause there wasn't any more room in Season Three," Macchio told [ComicBook](https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/cobra-kai-interview-ralph-macchio-reveals-karate-kid-cinematic-universe-prequels-spinoffs/) [.com](https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/cobra-kai-interview-ralph-macchio-reveals-karate-kid-cinematic-universe-prequels-spinoffs/). will probably fight me on this, The Karate Kid II, it turns out, was [infinitely more mediative than its predecessor](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a35091708/cobra-kai-season-3-karate-kid-2-kumiko-chozen/). [Top Gun](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a40069348/how-to-watch-top-gun-maverick/) and Hoosiers—we laid our eyes on The Karate Kid II.
Karate's bad boy gets a new perspective in 'Cobra Kai' Season 5. But what's next for Mike Barnes in a potential Season 6.
So it was intense, to say the least. And as horrible an experience as that was that I wouldn't wish on anybody, I wouldn't really trade it for anything. I was standing stationary and I had to jump and land a couple of feet on the ground. There was a tremendous amount I didn't know and I needed to learn very quickly. I was a very young actor. I think things got pretty dark for Mike Barnes for a while. So it was a lot of fun. That flips the switch and gives us the return of the bad boy. I was dealing with a pretty significant shoulder injury, which did make things a little more difficult. “He's a more well-rounded, multi-dimensional character with different colors, which reflected the fact that it was 30 years down the road.” I probably got a message from him maybe in July of last year. He also wrote a cookbook called The Modern Gentleman and a self-help book called Way of the Cobra: Unleash Your Inner Badass with a sequel coming in October 2022.
'Cobra Kai' season 5 premiered in 2022, and fans are dying to know if season 6 is on its way to Netflix soon. Here's what the cast has said!
“Season 6 has not yet been written,” Jon wrote on Twitter. But will the show receive a season 6? Since Cobra Kai season 1 premere in 2018, fans of The Karate Kid have flocked to the Netflix series based on the ’80s classic, which has led to five seasons!
Though Netflix has yet to renew or cancel the 'Karate Kid' spinoff series, actor Ralph Macchio says there's "more to come."
Major spoilers ahead for the Cobra Kai Season 5 finale. [filming for Season 5 wrapped](https://twitter.com/jonhurwitz/status/1472638816171221000) on Dec. Though the Cobra Kai members catch them in the act — resulting in a major brawl — they are still able to upload the clip, which seems to finally lead to the villain’s undoing. “It’s left where his lawyers are going to be caught up with lots of legal trouble so we’ll see,” Cobra Kai Is there a Cobra Kai prequel before The Karate Kid? “There's stuff that was in Season 5 that we know we shot that is being held for the future if we get that green light, so there’s more to come, we hope.”
Part of what makes Cobra Kai great is the fact that its character dynamics are constantly shifting; for the first time, Season 5 saw Johnny Lawrence (William ...
As we alluded to above, much of Cobra Kai seems to be in a good place with our main characters. While the September release of Season 5 of Cobra Kai came a bit earlier than the New Year's releases of the prior two seasons, it could be a bit longer before we see the gang for Season 6. Evan is the culture editor for Men’s Health, with bylines in The New York Times, MTV News, Brooklyn Magazine, and VICE. That said, Netflix has recently announced that several of its more popular shows of the era—including Money Heist, Ozark, and The Umbrella Academy—would return for final seasons to wrap their stories up. Season 5 ultimately becomes a battle of good (Daniel, Johnny, and basically all of our previous characters, including even Tory) versus Evil (Silver and his star students, which include poor brainwashed Kenny ( [Dallas Dupree Young](https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a38677370/cobra-kai-dallas-dupree-young-kenny-miles-morales/)) and the idiot Kyler). Joining the fun this year is [Chozen Toguchi](https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a35046703/cobra-kai-who-is-chozen/) (Yuji Okumoto), an old Karate Kid Part II foe of Daniel's from Okinawa; the heroes take on evil billionaire [Terry Silver](https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a38579940/cobra-kai-who-is-terry-silver/) ( [Thomas Ian Griffith](https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a38628716/thomas-ian-griffith-cobra-kai-season-4-interview/)), operating with more power and experience than ever before after taking over the Cobra Kai dojo.