Cobra Kai is the follow-up to the hit Karate Kid film franchise. It’s been 34 years since Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) suffered a massive defeat at the All Valley Under 18 Karate Tournament—an event that caused his life to spiral and go downhill ever since. In high school, Johnny was the popular jock, had a wonderful girlfriend, and was the reigning champion of his beloved Cobra Kai karate dojo. But his life was ruined when Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) moved to town and became the cause of his misfortune. Now Johnny is divorced, drinks a lot, lives in a rundown apartment, has a teenage son Robby (Tanner Buchanan) he never sees, and just got fired from his job as a handyman. Meanwhile, Daniel’s life is thriving. He is married with a loving wife, Amanda (Courtney Henggeler), and two children, Samantha (Mary Mouser) and Anthony (Griffin Santopietro). He owns a successful car dealership chain, and decades later is still riding off the fame of being a local karate hero.

Daniel had long put any high school rivalries in the past, but when he and Johnny end up crossing paths, it reopens old wounds for Johnny. He wants a taste of success and to relive his glory days. So he decides to reopen the Cobra Kai dojo, taking on neighbor Miguel Diaz (Xolo Maridueña) as his first and only student, as he hopes to once again reclaim the All Valley title. However, things quickly get complicated, and old rivalries reawaken, with Daniel looking to honor the memory of his deceased mentor, Mr. Miyagi, by starting his own dojo to teach the more peaceful methods of Miyagi-Do karate—a stark contrast to the aggressive “Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy” methods of Cobra Kai. As this rivalry gets more and more heated, pitting family members against one another, other more-sinister folks from Johnny’s and Daniel’s past come out of the woodwork, and soon these two enemies must learn to work together in order to stop greater evils.

Cobra Kai ran for six seasons, from 2018-2025. It originally started as a YouTube Red exclusive original series, but after the second season, the series moved to Netflix. Over the course of the six seasons, the series tells a complete story, and allows these characters to develop and grow. Here is a breakdown of the seasons:

• In the first season (10 episodes, 2018), Johnny resurrects Cobra Kai and takes on his first student, teenage neighbor Miguel Diaz, who is picked on by other kids at school. While Johnny maintains his tough No Mercy training style, he becomes like a father to Miguel, who is being raised by single mother Carmen (Vanessa Rubio). When Miguel’s classmates see what he can do, Johnny finds himself with more interested recruits including Aisha Robinson (Nichole La’net Brown), Eli ‘Hawk’ Moskowitz (Jacob Bertrand) and Demetri Alexopoulos (Gianni DeCenzo). He has hopes of getting Cobra Kai reinstated in the All Valley Under 18 Karate Tournament and taking home the title. Meanwhile Daniel gets back into karate and when his daughter Samantha isn’t interested, he takes on new student Robby Keene, but is unaware that Robby is Johnny’s estranged son, who initially sought out Daniel as a way to get back at his father. But as Daniel becomes the present and caring father Robby never had, he begins to have second thoughts.
• In season two (10 episodes, 2019), Daniel is determined to stop Cobra Kai from taking over karate in the Valley, so he reopens Miyagi-Do Karate with Robby and Sam as his first students. He also recruits some former Cobra Kai students who are interested in his more passive style of karate. Meanwhile, John Kreese (Martin Kove) returns and wants to help keep Cobra Kai on top. Though his ruthless methods and motives start to clash with Johnny’s. Some of the new Cobra Kai recruits include the much older Raymond “Stingray” Porter (Paul Walter Hauser) and the tough Tory Nichols (Peyton List). As tensions between the two dojos escalate, it’s only a matter of time until the situation reaches its boiling point and things explode into an all-out brawl.
• In the third season (10 episodes, 2021), the explosive face-off of the previous season leaves several students injured or expelled, Miguel in critical condition, and Robby on the run. Kreese has taken control of Cobra Kai and intends to make it more powerful than ever, while Daniel’s wife Amanda has demanded that he dismantle Miyagi-Do. However, Samantha is still traumatized by her brawl with Tory, eagerly wants payback against the Cobra Kai, and is determined to keep Miyagi-Do going. Meanwhile, Johnny blames himself for what happened to Miguel, and wants to make things right, helping Miguel heal and get back to karate, but this may come at the expense of his relationship with his own son Robby, whose jealousy drives him into the hands of Kreese. Also, the fact that Robby was one of Daniel’s students has severely impacted the LaRusso car dealership sales numbers, and Daniel’s competition is using this to their advantage. The solution to Daniel’s financial issues may lie in his past. A trip to Japan to meet with a vehicle manufacturer ties into the events of The Karate Kid Part II, and finds Daniel reconnecting with familiar faces such as his old friend Kumiko (Tamlyn Tomita) and his former enemy Chozen (Yuji Okumoto). The season also sees the return of Ali Mills (Elisabeth Shue).
• In the fourth season (10 episodes, 2021), Johnny’s Eagle Fang Karate and Daniel’s Miyagi-Do have realized that the only way for them to bring down Cobra Kai is to work together, but combining the opposing viewpoints of these two dojos is easier said than done. Johnny and Daniel’s training styles are vastly different, and neither sensei has any faith in the other’s methods. While top Miyagi-Do student Samantha and top Eagle Fang student Miguel Diaz are determined to make this situation work, Johnny and Daniel are quickly losing hope. The All Valley Under 18 Karate Tournament is quickly approaching, and there is more at stake this year than just the title. Johnny and Daniel made a deal with Kreese that the losing dojo would need to shut down. If Daniel and Johnny can actually work together and win, Cobra Kai would be out of business, so it is more important than ever to make this new partnership work. Meanwhile, Kreese has enlisted the help of an old friend, Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith), the ruthless teacher who nearly had Daniel brainwashed into embracing his anger decades earlier (Karate Kid Part III). Silver knows how to get under Daniel’s skin and turn him back into that scared little boy. He and Kreese also know how to manipulate Johnny to cause a rift in the newly formed dojo alliance. If that wasn’t enough, Robby Keene is teaching Cobra Kai Miyagi-Do’s defensive techniques to use against them. However, Kreese has unknowingly reawakened a cobra inside of Silver, who has no limits and will do anything to get what he wants—and Silver has his own ideas on the direction for Cobra Kai.
• In the fifth season, (10 episodes, 2022), Johnny takes his son Robby on a road trip to Mexico as they look for Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) to try to stop him from revealing his existence to his criminal father. Meanwhile, Daniel informs his students that he is shutting down Miyagi-Do karate. However, that doesn’t mean he’s giving up. Terry Silver may have the rest of the world fooled into thinking he’s this philanthropist out to save the kids of the Valley, but Daniel knows what he really is, and wants to expose his true nature to the public. So he enlists the help of the reformed Chozen to do so. They discover that Terry is now teaching the Cobra Kai students moves he learned from his own sensei, Kim Sun-Yung—a controversial style based on deception, with no honor and no mercy. Silver is trying to expand the Cobra Kai empire, looking for additional senseis to help teach his methods. So Chozen goes undercover as a job applicant, but Terry is a wise man, who’s always two steps ahead. Can they really fool him into revealing his plans?
• The sixth/final (and extra large) season (15 episodes, 2024-25) was broken into three parts. As the season opens, Cobra Kai is seemingly defeated but Daniel and Johnny aren’t sure that that Silver won’t somehow return. They must figure out how to work together as they prepare their combined dojo to enter a worldwide karate tournament known as the Sekai Taikai. Part 1 of the season finds the Miyagi-Do/Eagle Fang team training for the tournament and selecting who will compete. Part 2 finds the team heading to Barcelona for the tournament, where they encounter John Kreese and Kim Da-Eun (Alicia Hannah-Kim) and a new Cobra Kai team, with lead fighters Kwon (Brandon H. Lee) and a familiar face. Also competing in the tournament is the Hong Kong dojo Iron Dragons, led by Sensei Wolf (Lewis Tan) and star fighter Axel (Patrick Luwis), and backed by Silver (is there no escaping this guy?!). However, a shocking event causes the tournament to be paused, and in Part 3, Johnny and the others prepare for the final leg of the tournament, which will take place on their home turf, back in the Valley where it all began.

I absolutely loved Cobra Kai right from the start. You can immediately tell the writers are fans of the franchise and of these characters. It is a thoroughly entertaining and engaging series, finding the perfect blend of drama, humor and nostalgia. The characters, while sometimes humorous, never feel like caricatures, but rather fully-developed, complex and interesting people. The writing on this show is so clever and witty, particularly when it comes to the character of Johnny.

William Zabka is such a blast in this series. In the films he never really got to fully showcase his talents. He’s still a great fighter decades later, but he can also really act, not only delivering on the more dramatic aspects of his character, but also giving some really hilarious moments. Johnny is this guy who seems to have never grown up, and somehow never learned about technology over the years. He has no PC filter to what he says, and still acts like he did in the 1980s. He is so ridiculously stupid and naïve at times, but this makes him so endearing. While in the films you likely rooted for Daniel, in this series, Johnny is the antihero, and his bumbling journey to be a better person is the real heart of the story. Johnny’s heart is always in the right place, even when he fails miserably, such as sincerely serving Carmen and her family a meal from their “homeland”, consisting of an “authentic” Mexican meal based on a Chili’s recipe and Ralph’s brand salsa, despite them actually being from Ecuador. Or when he attempts to become a rideshare driver (he’s not really the customer service type). He also has so many great one-liners, such as when he’s sincerely trying to explain to Robby the conversion between Mexican cell phone minutes and U.S. cell phone minutes. There’s also a really fun Top Gun beach volleyball dream sequence where Carmen imagines Johnny “Playing with the Boys”.

When we first see Daniel LaRusso, he comes off as a bit of an arrogant jerk, though he’s not trying to be. He has had a great life, and he’s just enjoying it. While he constantly talks about his karate fame as a kid, it’s more out of his great respect for his former mentor. Daniel cares about his family, and would do anything for them. However, once he reunites with Johnny, he can’t help but revert to a kid again, with Johnny constantly getting on his nerves and reawakening old rivalries. Somehow Ralph Macchio doesn’t seem to age, and he’s also wonderful in this role, giving an emotional performance when needed, but also delivering on the laughs. Some of the highlights of the series are when Johnny and Daniel have to work together. As much as they both ultimately want the same thing, their long-standing rivalry won’t let either admit it, and they often revert to childish bickering and fighting when they are around one another.

The younger cast of new students is also a lot of fun. Unlike the original Cobra Kai where everyone pretty much looked the same, this new generation of students gives a wonderful mix of personalities and backgrounds, and the interplay between them is interesting, fun and exciting. As the series goes on, these characters are constantly evolving, with friends becoming enemies and vice versa as loyalties and dojos change. The writers do a nice job of giving each of the main characters a bit of a journey of discovery over the course of the series. In addition to the new cast, it’s great to see older characters like Kreese and Silver come back—Thomas Ian Griffith makes for a scary and chilling villain. Yuji Okumoto is a surprising delight as Chozen, who is nothing like you would expect. I also enjoyed the return of Elisabeth Shue as Ali Mills, and whenever Daniel’s mother Lucille (Randee Heller) pops in.

The writers have done an amazing job tightly integrating footage, storylines and characters from the first three films into the series in a way that feels so natural and like it was planned all along. They sometimes even provide closure we didn’t even know we needed. There are so many fun callbacks, Easter eggs and references throughout the series. The writers could have just gone for a completely comedic approach, but they treat these characters with respect and truly continue the legacy. The series has so much heart and real stakes to it in addition to the humor. The fight sequences are exciting (especially the big brawl at the end of the second season, which features an amazing one-shot that weaves through the action). There are so many twists and turns, and often some big reveal at the end of an episode/season that just makes you want to keep binging. In addition, the series creators often give the show a nostalgic throwback feel, tossing in some wonderful ’80s needle drops, and fun ’80s style training montages. They also play with expectations as they take some iconic moments from the films and have them go in an unexpected direction.

Sony had previously released the individual seasons of Cobra Kai only on DVD in the U.S., but now they have finally made the complete series available in HD with this new Complete Series Blu-ray box set release. (Season 6 is also available as a standalone DVD release for those who just want that to complete their DVD collection.) We were sent this Blu-ray box set release for review from AV Entertainment. When I previously reviewed some of the DVD season releases, I thought they looked and sounded good, and were better than just “watchable” quality, but this new Blu-ray release gives a vast improvement in the picture quality. The Blu-ray provides a crisp, clean picture that looks great, and the increased clarity and detail of this release finally gives the series the presentation it deserves. The DTS audio track provides clear dialogue (which primarily comes from the center channel), and makes nice use of the stereo and surround channels to add an immersive feeling to the presentation and enhance the show’s excellent soundtrack, which sometimes includes some fun callbacks to the 80s music from the films.

The series is spread across 13 discs, with 5 episodes per disc. Each season is placed in its own separate HD keepcase, with episode descriptions and bonus contents listed on the back cover. The 6 keepcases are placed inside of a sturdy cardboard slipcase.

The bonus contents are pretty much the same as the previous DVD releases, which includes deleted/extended scenes, gag reels, and featurettes. New and exclusive to this new Blu-ray release are brand new commentary tracks from the series creators on the pilot and the finale.

What’s Included:

Episodes: (35:54:55)

Blu-ray:
• All 6 seasons/65 episodes of the series.
  • Season 1 (2018) – 10 episodes: (4:47:20)
    Disc 1 (2:15:21): “Ace Degenerate”, “Strike First”, “Esqueleto”, “Cobra Kai Never Dies”, “Counterbalance”
    Disc 2 (2:31:59): “Quiver”, “All Valley”, “Molting”, “Different but Same”, “Mercy”
  • Season 2 (2019) – 10 episodes: (5:01:56)
    Disc 1 (2:30:51): “Mercy, Part II”, “Back in Black”, “Fire and Ice”, “The Moment of Truth”, “All In”
    Disc 2 (2:31:05): “Take a Right”, “Lull”, “Glory of Love”, “Pulpo”, “No Mercy”
  • Season 3 (2021) – 10 episodes: (5:25:53)
    Disc 1: “Aftermath”, “Nature Vs. Nurture”, “Now You’re Gonna Pay”, “The Right Path”, “Miyagi-Do”
    Disc 2: “King Cobra”, “Obstáculos”, “The Good, The Bad, and the Badass”, “Feel The Night”, “December 19”
  • Season 4 (2021) – 10 episodes: (5:41:39)
    Disc 1 (2:43:54): “Let’s Begin”, “First Learn Stand”, “Then Learn Fly”, “Bicephaly”, “Match Point”
    Disc 2 (2:57:45): “Kicks Get Chicks”, “Minefields”, “Party Time”, “The Fall”, “The Rise”
  • Season 5 (2022) – 10 episodes: (6:01:53)
    Disc 1 (2:52:50): “Long, Long Way from Home”, “Molé”, “Playing with Fire”, “Downward Spiral”, “Extreme Measures”
    Disc 2 (3:09:03): “Ouroboros”, “Bad Eggs”, “Taikai”, “Survivors”, “Head of the Snake”
  • Season 6 (2024-25) – 15 episodes: (8:56:14)
    Disc 1 (2:20:44): “Peacetime in the Valley”, “The Prize”, “Sleeper”, “Underdogs”, “Best of the Best”
    Disc 2 (3:09:44): “Benvinguts a Barcelona”, “Dog in the Fight”, “Snakes on a Plane”, “Blood In Blood Out”, “Eunjangdo”
    Disc 3 (3:25:46): “Into the Fire”, “Rattled”, “Skeletons”, “Strike Last”, “Ex-Degenerate”
• 1080p / Widescreen 1.78:1
• Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
• Subtitles: English, English SDH

Extras:

• Season 1:
  • Pilot Episode Commentary Show Creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg* (27:33)
    New and exclusive to this Blu-ray release. Series creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg look back at the episode that started it all, providing a fun and informative commentary track on the original pilot episode, “Ace Degenerate”. They share a lot of interesting behind-the-scenes stories about the production, and talk about how they used unseen dailies footage from the original film in order to show some events from Johnny’s perspective.
  • Deleted Scenes (2:56)
    Collection of 2 deleted scenes. Play All, or select from:
    • Karate’s A Joke (1:24)
      Johnny tries to poach some students form a Jiu Jitsu class.
    • Karate Legend (1:32)
      Daniel and his family arrive at the All Valley tournament .
  • Live Musical Performances (13:13)
    Play All, or select from:
    • Exploring the Musical Identities of Cobra Kai & Miyagi-Do with Composers Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson (4:59)
      Composers Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson discuss the tone of the series, creating three distinct musical worlds for the series/characters, their favorite scenes, and more.
    • “Hallway Hellscape” (3:52)
      Composers Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson perform “Hallway Hellscape” from the Cobra Kai score live on stage at The Whiskey A Go-Go in Hollywood, CA.
    • “Ace Degenerate” (Johnny’s Theme) Featuring William Zabka (4:20)
      Composers Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson are joined by guest performer William Zabka (“Johnny Lawrence”) as they perform “Ace Degenerate” (Johnny’s Theme) from the Cobra Kai score live on stage at The Whiskey A Go-Go in Hollywood, CA.
  • Chemistry Reads With the Cast (4:51)
    Footage of the cast reading lines together. Includes Mary Mouser (“Samantha LaRusso”) & Ralph Macchio (“Daniel LaRusso”), and Xolo Maridueña (“Miguel Diaz”) & Mary Mouser.
• Season 2:
  • Deleted Scenes (2:55)
    Collection of 4 deleted scenes. Play All, or select from:
    • Anoush (:28)
      Anoush worries about getting into a fight for the first time in 40 years.
    • Copy That (:38)
      Johnny tries to return the flyers he had printed.
    • Jimmy’s Car (:45)
      Johnny’s friends make fun of Jimmy’s car.
    • Kreese & Stingray (1:03)
      Stingray offers unwanted warfare strategy to Kreese in the woods.
  • Easter Eggs (5:50)
    The cast and crew point out some of the Easter Eggs that pay homage to the original films. Includes interviews with executive producers Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg, and stars Xolo Maridueña, Peyton List (“Tory”), Tanner Buchanan (“Robby Keene”), Ralph Macchio, Jacob Bertrand (“Hawk / Eli”) & Mary Mouser.
  • Fists & Fury: Fight Choreography (6:41)
    The cast and crew talk about the training that goes into filming the fight scenes, working with the husband/wife stunt coordinators, their favorite scenes, and more. Includes behind-the-scenes footage, and interviews with executive producers Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg, and stars Tanner Buchanan, Gianni DeCenzo (“Demetri”), Xolo Maridueña, Jacob Bertrand, Mary Mouser & Peyton List.
  • Into The Dojo: The Characters (9:21)
    The cast and crew discuss the characters and their journeys over the first two seasons, the actors behind the roles, and more. Includes interviews with executive producers Josh Heald, Hayden Schlossberg & Jon Hurwitz, and stars William Zabka, Ralph Macchio, Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, Jacob Bertrand, Peyton List & Martin Kove (“John Kreese”).
  • Gag Reel (8:57)
    Fun with the cast as they flub lines, break, and have fun on set.
  • Making Faces Reel (1:18)
    The cast make faces at the camera.
  • Stingray Reel (2:59)
    Montage of raw footage of Paul Walter Hauser as Stingray.
• Season 3:
  • Deleted Scenes (8:40)
    Collection of 7 deleted scenes. Play All, or select from:
    • Back To Normal (1:22)
      Daniel worries about Robby at family breakfast.
    • Start Your Engines (:30)
      Daniel and Johnny go for a ride.
    • Summer’s Over (:49)
      Sam doesn’t like that the rest of Miyagi-Do aren’t taking things seriously.
    • Face Off (1:09)
      Miyagi-Do and Cobra Kai make threats to each other in the school lobby.
    • Karate Paradise (:29)
      Daniel and Chozen walk by a koi pond.
    • Until Next Time (2:22)
      Daniel and Kumiko share a dance before saying goodbye.
    • Focus (1:58)
      Kreese tells Robby not to let his emotions allow him to lose focus.
  • Blooper Reel (4:52)
    Laugh with the cast as they flub and forget their lines, deal with misbehaving props, dance, and have fun on set.
• Season 4:
  • Deleted & Extended Scenes (16:32)
    Collection of 13 deleted and extended scenes. (Note, there appears to be an authoring issue as the Play All option only plays the first 9 scenes)
    Play All, or select from:
    • Another All Valley in the Books (1:01)
      The treasurer of the All Valley tournament questions the other organizers about the costs.
    • Evil’s Gonna Win (1:57)
      Daniel trains the Miyagi-Dos for the tournament with the sounds of the crowd in the background.
      
    • I’ve Got This (1:14)
      Amanda talks to Samantha about her scratch wounds and how she doesn’t trust Tory.
    • Is That Who I Think It Is? (:35)
      In the stands of the tournament, Amanda asks Anthony if he ever apologized to Kenny.
    • It Takes a Village (1:58)
      Lucille talks to Amanda and Daniel about how her son got into trouble as a kid.
    • Nachos (:36)
      Carmen and her mother join Anthony and Samantha in the stands.
    • Party Time (1:05)
      Stingray declares it party time, welcoming his Cobra Kai prom guests.
    • Suffer (:38)
      While driving down the highway, Silver fondly recalls his past.
    • To The Way of the Fist (:36)
      Silver and Kreese enjoy a drink.
    • We Need a Diversion (:51)
      Robby and the Cobra Kai’s create a diversion to break into a building.
    • Women Weaken Legs (:45)
      Carmen hits on Johnny outside his apartment.
    • You Did Good Mike (:31)
      Johnny encourages Mitch after he loses his fight.
    • I’m Not That Man Anymore (4:45)
      Kreese tries to convince Silver to join Cobra Kai and help him get his revenge.
      
  • Blooper Reel (5:53)
    Laugh with the cast as they flub and forget their lines, laugh, dance, curse, and have fun on set.
  • Karate Dad Featurette (6:26)
    Stars Ralph Macchio and Mary Mouser talk about some of the more action-packed moments for their characters this season, playing father and daughter, the themes of the show, their favorite scenes from the season, and more. Includes clips and behind-the-scenes footage.
• Season 5:
  • Deleted & Extended Scenes (6:17)
    Collection of 9 deleted/extended scenes. Play All, or select from:
    • Giving Up Karate? (:34)
      At the water park, the kids talk about giving up on karate if the dojo closes.
    • It’s Time To Strike (:20)
      As the Cobra Kai class leaves, Chozen tells Johnny it’s time to strike.
    • Tory Tries To Talk To Devon (1:03)
      Tory tries to convince Devon leave Cobra Kai, but the sensei interrupts.
    • Stingray’s TMNT Video (1:16)
      Demetri tries to get Stingray to say who really hurt him, but when he avoids the question, they show him a video he created of himself dressed as a Ninja Turtle.
    • No Hug For Nessa (:59)
      Anoush & Louie drunken apologize to one another after a fight at the bar.
    • Extended Opening Scene (:41)
      The guys meet up at Sam’s request, but are surprised to see her arrive with Tory.
    • Sam Tries To Protect Anthony (:28)
      Sam tries to convince her brother Anthony that he doesn’t need to join their fight.
    • Stingray Button #2 (:21)
      Raymond drives Carmen.
    • Kim Arrives At Cobra Kai #2 (:36)
      Sensei Kim arrives on her motorcycle to stop Miyagi-Do.
  • Blooper Reel (8:56)
    Fun with the cast and crew as they flub and forget lines, get tongue-tied, break, curse, and just have fun on set.
• Season 6:
  • Series Finale Commentary with Show Creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg* (47:18)
    New and exclusive to this Blu-ray release. Series creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg provide an informative commentary track on the series finale episode, “Ex-Degenerate”. They share a lot of behind-the-scenes stories about the production and talk about some of the choices and callbacks they made while closing out the series.
  • Deleted & Extended Scenes (25:30)
    Collection of 20 deleted/extended scenes. Play All, or select from:
    • Stingray Explains How Cobra Kai Helped Him (4:21)
      Stingray offers to help Johnny resurrect Cobra Kai for a new generation.
    • Johnny is Defeated After His Plan Has Failed (:36)
      Johnny feels defeated, telling Lee how he thought girls were supposed to be easier than boys.
    • Running Into Kyler and Brucks on Campus Tour (:58)
      Miguel, Hawk & Demetri run into Kyler at a campus tour.
    • Kreese is Back in The Valley (:43)
      A reveal that Kreese is back.
    • Cobras Are Waiting on Tory (:49)
      The Cobra Kai’s wait for Tory to arrive at the tournament, but the rest of the team doesn’t want her.
    • The Kids Are Alright But Distrust Lingers (1:03)
      The team packs in their hotel room.
    • Silver Tries To Manipulate Kreese (1:59)
      Silver attempts to manipulate Kreese into withdrawing Cobra Kai from the tournament.
    • Sam and Robby Are Off in Training (1:44)
      Sam & Robby are a bit off at a training session with Chosen and Miguel.
    • Amanda and Daniel Facetime (1:21)
      Daniel Facetimes with his wife and her watch party as the tournament is about to begin.
    • Hawk Wants To Get Back To Training (1:28)
      Johnny, his ex, and their partners visit Robby at school.
    • Anoush Proposes to Ness (:55)
      Anoush proposes to his girlfriend.
    • Tory Encourages Robby (1:25)
      Tory gives Robby some words of encouragement before the match.
    • Sam Forfeits (:52)
      Sam Tells Tory she has made her forfeit official.
    • Johnny and Daniel at the Dojo (:36)
      A nice moment between Johnny and Daniel is interrupted by homeless Lynn.
    • Johnny and Miguel Have a Beer (:44)
      Johnny and Miguel share a beer and a slice.
    • Axel Asks Why Sam Forfeit (:53)
      Axel confronts Sam as to why she dropped out of the tournament.
    • Miguel Appreciates Johnny (:33)
      Johnny congratulates Miguel.
    • Amanda Encourages Daniel (2:20)
      Amanda encourages Daniel before the tournament.
    • Wolf Trains (:29)
      Wolf trains hard for the tournament.
    • Potluck Dinner (1:29)
      The gangs gets together for dinner at the LaRussos’.
  • Blooper Reel (9:33)
    More fun with the cast as they flub lines, make each other laugh, and have fun on set.

Final Thoughts:

Cobra Kai is a thoroughly-entertaining series that feels like a natural extension of the Karate Kid franchise. It finds the perfect blend of action, humor, drama and heart as it tells the further story of rivals Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso, and the next generation of karate students in the Valley. The writing is smart and witty, integrating elements from the original films is a way that feels like it was planned all along. It feels very nostalgic while also having its own unique tone. The focus of the series is really on the journey of Johnny Lawrence, and William Zabka is so great in this series. He makes you care about the redemption journey of this goofy guy. Ralph Macchio is also fantastic reprising his role as Daniel. Sony’s new Blu-ray release looks and sounds great, and provides a vast picture improvement over the previous DVD releases for the series. The discs include the same hours of gag reels, deleted scenes and featurettes from the previous DVD releases as well as two new commentary tracks from the series creators. This box set is a must own for any Cobra Kai or Karate Kid fan—I had a great time binging my way through the series again—it is a highly rewatchable series!