Cobra Kai
Stuck the LandingFinale "Ex-Degenerate" scored 9.5, one of its highest-rated episodes.Rock SolidEvery season landed between 8.3 and 8.5 across 6 seasons.
NostalgicTrades on longing for a past era, in the story or around it.This show: 9/10RedemptionThe long road to earning back a lost self.This show: 8/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 7/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 7/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Ralph MacchioWilliam ZabkaCourtney HenggelerXolo MaridueñaTanner BuchananMary Mouser
Written by
Josh HealdJon HurwitzHayden Schlossberg
Starring
Ralph MacchioWilliam ZabkaCourtney HenggelerXolo MaridueñaTanner BuchananMary Mouser
Written by
Josh HealdJon HurwitzHayden Schlossberg
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Cobra Kai Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | ||
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| S1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.1 | ||||||
| S2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.4 | ||||||
| S3 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.4 | ||||||
| S4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.3 | ||||||
| S5 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 9.3 | ||||||
| S6 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.5 |
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About
"Nostalgia bait that earns genuine emotional investment"
Decades after their teenage rivalry, Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves back in each other's orbit when Johnny reopens the Cobra Kai karate dojo. What starts as nostalgic fan service turns into a genuinely engaging soap opera about pride, parenting, and second chances, with a new generation of students dragged into the old feud. It's cheesy in the best way: earnest, funny, packed with training montages and escalating tournament drama, and surprisingly good at making you care about both grown men and their teenage proteges in equal measure.
Watch it for
the way it turns a 1984 movie rivalry into a genuinely layered, multi-generational soap opera.
Maybe skip if
you find teen-drama subplots and repetitive tournament arcs tiresome over six seasons.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12018
8.563K104h 50m
Decades after the tournament that changed their lives, the rivalry between Johnny and Daniel reignites.
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Season 22019
8.556K105h 4m
Johnny continues building a new life, but a face from his past could disrupt his future. Meanwhile, Daniel opens a Miyagi-Do studio to rival Cobra Kai.
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Season 32021
8.555K105h 39m
With a new sensei at the helm of the Cobra Kai dojo, a three-way feud takes center stage. Old grudges — like Cobra Kai — never die.
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Season 42021
8.345K105h 41m
Faced with a common enemy, Daniel and Johnny decide to start working together while Kreese looks to the past for a new ally of his own.
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Season 52022
8.342K106h 15m
As Terry leads Cobra Kai into a new regime, Daniel, Johnny and an old ally join forces in a battle that goes way beyond the mat.
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Season 62024
8.361K1510h
With the global tournament approaching, Daniel and Johnny work to rebuild their team. But old enemies and new threats stand in the way of victory.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Ralph Macchio Daniel LaRusso
William Zabka Johnny Lawrence
Courtney Henggeler Amanda LaRusso
Xolo Maridueña Miguel Diaz
Tanner Buchanan Robby Keene
Mary Mouser Samantha LaRusso
Jacob Bertrand Eli 'Hawk' Moskowitz
Gianni DeCenzo Demetri, Demetri Alexopoulos
Martin Kove John Kreese
Vanessa Rubio Carmen Diaz
Crew
Josh Heald
Jon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg
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