

Zabka, 55, meanwhile, cleared up a misconception that’s hung over the series since the premiere of Season 2. Sure, no one has any original ideas, why not do this?’ So that was a good thing for us.” The press and the media was like, ‘OK, they’re doing this now. “The low expectations helped us, I think. But to propel to this level on YouTube, break out in that way… “Not that I didn’t feel we were making something great that was connecting to the original story, the nostalgia of the Karate Kid universe and paying homage to that and never losing sight of that. “It’s exceeded my expectations,” he says (watch above). In a new interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Macchio, 59, reflects on their original expectations re-entering the Karate Kid-verse when Cobra Kai launched on YouTube Red in 2018. The addictively entertaining show, which rekindles the rivalry between Daniel LaRusso ( Ralph Macchio) and a redeemed Johnny Lawrence ( William Zabka) while introducing a new generation of teen fighters, continues to prove to be one of television’s biggest underdog-success stories of the past decade. 8 to New Year’s Day.Īnd once again, the Karate Kid spinoff, which ended Season 2 on a devastating cliffhanger, is delivering, earning big cheers from fans and critics, not to mention mega streams for Netflix. Netflix gave Cobra Kai fans an extra present this holiday season when it moved up the release of its highly anticipated Season 3 premiere from Jan.
