“Defeat does not exist in this dojo.” YouTube has just released a first look at season two of Cobra Kai.
A sequel to the 1984 Karate Kid movie, the half-hour series “is set 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament when a down-and-out Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo.” Ralph Macchio also stars.
Season two of Cobra Kai premieres on YouTube Premium on April 24th.
Take a sneak peek below:
YouTube today debuted the highly anticipated teaser trailer for SEASON 2 of the critically-acclaimed YouTube Original series COBRA KAI, premiering on YouTube Premium April 24, 2019.
Season 2 brings fans back into the action with Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) after the shocking Season 1 cliffhanger featuring the return of John Kreese (Martin Kove). When a new rivalry between opposing dojos is born in the aftermath of Cobra Kai’s controversial win at the All Valley Championships, Daniel realizes his next countermove is to open his own karate training school called Miyagi-Do, in honor of his mentor Mr. Miyagi.
What was once a personal feud between Daniel and Johnny escalates beyond their differences to engulf their students, who as teenagers, are already challenged to figure out who they are and who they want to be. Which path will they follow – Cobra Kai or Miyagi-Do?
COBRA KAI is written and executive produced by Josh Heald (Hot Tub Time Machine), and Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar, American Reunion). Together, the trio conceived the new Karate Kid storyline that picks-up decades after the original film ends. Hurwitz & Schlossberg directed much of the series. Susan Ekins also executive produces. Will Smith, James Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett executive produced for Overbrook Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios.
The first season of Cobra Kai scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, boasts over 55M views on Episode 1 in Season 1, and was the sixth most searched show on Google search for all of 2018.”
What do you think? Have you seen Cobra Kai? Do you plan on watching season two?
