Cobra Kai seasons 1 and 2 headed to Netflix in August

July 22nd 2020, 11:15am

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

In preparation for Cobra Kai's move to Netflix for its third season, the streamer is bringing the first two seasons of the popular former YouTube series to its platform beginning on August 28, 2020.

Cobra Kai debuted in May 2018 and became a huge breakout for YouTube. A second season of the series was approved within days of the first season's premiere and YouTube originally intended to launch season 3, which has already been shot last fall. YouTube ultimately decided to ditch original scripted fare on its platform in favor of unscripted programming which prompted the shift to Netflix. You can see the official announcement on the See What's Next Twitter page below:

#CobraKai Seasons 1 & 2 are coming to Netflix on August 28!

Set 30 years after the original, now-successful Daniel LaRusso must face his old foe — down-and-out Johnny Lawrence — who seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo pic.twitter.com/qqGkoXTnh1

— See What's Next (@seewhatsnext) July 21, 2020

Cobra Kai is set decades after the original KARATE KID films and stars William Zabka as former bully Johnny Lawrence. Now firmly in middle age and with nothing to show for it, Johnny reopens the Cobra Kai dojo in a bid to get his life back together. Lawrence takes in a band of misfit youths under his wing with Ralph Maccio also returning as Johnny's arch-rival Daniel LaRusso, who is now a rich and successful car dealer. Soon two duo finds themselves becoming martial-arts rivals once again.

Will YOU be watching Cobra Kai on Netflix?