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The sixth season of Cobra Kai is being produced for Netflix. It is planned to serve as the final season of the series. [1]

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Episodes

Cobra Kai season 6 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten by  [2] Original release date  [3]
511TBAJoel Novoa [4] Bob Dearden2024 (2024)
522TBATBDJoe Piarulli & Luan Thomas2024 (2024)
533TBATBDMattea Greene2024 (2024)
544TBATBDChris Rafferty2024 (2024)
555TBATBDMichael Jonathan Smith2024 (2024)
566TBATBDJoe Piarulli & Luan Thomas2024 (2024)
577TBATBDAshley Darnall2024 (2024)
588TBATBDAshley Darnall & Emily Abbott2024 (2024)

Production

Development

On January 20, 2023, Netflix renewed Cobra Kai for a sixth and final season. [5] [6] At the time of the announcement, series creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg stated that they wished to end the series on their terms. [7] Heald, Hurwitz, and Schlossberg returned to executive produce the series through their production company Counterbalance Entertainment. [8] Series stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka also serve as executive producers [9] alongside Will Smith, James Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett for Westbrook Entertainment and Susan Ekins for Sony Pictures Television. [10] Production on the season was slated to begin in mid-2023. [11] Hurwitz confirmed that writing was underway by April 2023. [12] The following month however, production was halted due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike [13] but writing resumed in late 2023. [14]

Casting

C.S. Lee was cast to portray Master Kim Sun-Yung, a character that originated through flashbacks in the first Karate Kid film. [14]

Filming

Following the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, filming on the season began in Atlanta, Georgia in February 2024. [15] [16]

Release

The season was originally slated for a December 2023 release on Netflix, that was delayed due to the strikes. [14] It is now expected to release in 2024. [3]

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  2. ↑ "Cobra Kai - WGA Directory". Writers Guild of America West . Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (February 1, 2024). "Netflix 2024 Series Slate: New Seasons Of 'Cobra Kai', 'The Night Agent', 'Emily In Paris' & More". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
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  6. ↑ Caruso, Nick (January 20, 2023). "Cobra Kai to End With Season 6". TVLine . Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  7. ↑ Baldwin, Kristen (January 20, 2023). "Cobra Kai renewed for sixth and final season". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ Bell, BreAnna (January 20, 2023). "'Cobra Kai' Renewed for Sixth and Final Season at Netflix". Variety . Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  9. ↑ Chapman, William (January 20, 2023). "'Cobra Kai' Renewed for 6th and Final Season at Netflix". Indie Wire . Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  10. ↑ Porter, Rick (January 20, 2023). "'Cobra Kai' to End With Season 6 on Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  11. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (January 20, 2023). "'Cobra Kai' Renewed For Sixth And Final Season". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  12. ↑ Hurwitz, Jon [@jonhurwitz] (April 28, 2023). "Cobra Kai Season 6 writers room squad! Love spending my days with these people! (But we may need to thin the herd, so we don't completely block the Eagle Fang van in our next group picture.) #CobraKai #Netflix" (Tweet). Retrieved February 19, 2024– via Twitter.
  13. ↑ Hurwitz, Jon [@jonhurwitz] (May 2, 2023). "We hate to strike, but if we must, we strike hard. Pencils down in the Cobra Kai writers room. No writers on set. These aren't fun times, but it's unfortunately necessary. The moment a fair deal is in place, we'll get back to kicking ass. In the meantime, sending strength and support to the negotiating committee. You got this. #WGA #WGAStrong #writersstrike" (Tweet). Retrieved February 19, 2024– via Twitter.
  14. 1 2 3 Cordero, Rosy (November 14, 2023). "'Cobra Kai' Casts C.S. Lee As Iconic 'Karate Kid' Character For Season 6". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  15. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (February 5, 2024). "'Cobra Kai' Officially Kicks Off Production On Sixth & Final Season". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on February 11, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  16. ↑ Bechara, Diego Ramos (February 5, 2024). "'Cobra Kai' Season 6 Back in Production Following End of Hollywood Strikes". Variety . Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
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