Cobra Kai Season 6 Update Teases Series Finale, New Characters & Spinoff Possibilities

Cobra Kai co-creator Jon Hurwitz teases what audiences can expect in season 6, including the series finale and the potential for spinoffs with new characters. Serving as a sequel show to 1984’s The Karate Kid, Cobra Kai first aired in 2018, picking up the story with Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso and William Zabka’s Johnny Lawrence. After season 5 hit Netflix in September of last year, the streamer confirmed in early 2023 that the series would return for season 6, and that it would be the show’s last.

Now, as the wait continues for Cobra Kai season 6, Hurwitz teases to UPI.com what’s to come from the final batch of episodes. While it sounds like the series finale will conclude many of the character arcs that began almost 40 years ago, the co-creator isn’t ruling out a continuation of the series in some way down the line. Check out Hurwitz’s full comment below:

“Hopefully, the characters are rich enough that if there is an opportunity in the future to pick up with them again one day, they’ll still be characters people are hoping to spend time with.

“We’ve also added so many characters to the mix and storylines to the mix that it’s constantly evolving what this final season is going to be. We are taking ourselves to places in the finale that we think are going to be fun, surprising and exciting.”

How Cobra Kai Could Continue After Season 6

Premiering on YouTube more than 30 years after the release of The Karate Kid, there was some question as to whether Cobra Kai would work as a series. Season 1 suggested, however, that there was still plenty of room to explore the lives of characters like LaRusso and Lawrence. Plus, the introduction of new Cobra Kai cast members as original characters further enhanced the story, and they would, over the course of subsequent seasons, become key tenets of the series.

While Hurwitz’s comment doesn’t shut the door on potential returns for both Macchio and Zabka, one implication is that the series could live on in some form with other characters. Someone like Miguel Diaz (Xolo Maridueña), for example, could be a prime candidate for a spinoff show, with his larger character arc from season 1 seeing him become a protagonist worth following. The same could be said for Samantha LaRusso (Mary Mouser), Daniel’s daughter.

Hurwitz’s comment suggests that, if a spinoff does happen, it might not be for some time. This may be for the best, as picking up with newer characters many years later, when they’ve been further shaped by their life experiences, would mirror the approach Cobra Kai took with Daniel and Johnny. It remains to be seen whether Cobra Kai season 6 will truly serve as the final chapter in the larger Karate Kid saga, but, at the very least, it sounds like audiences are in for a fitting finale that leaves the door open for further adventures.

Source: UPI.com