Cobra Kai defied many followers' expectations when it first premiered on YouTube Crimson in 2018. The collection reintroduced Karate Child followers to Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, whereas additionally introducing a slew of recent characters to fall in love with. Certain the collection performs with nostalgia, but it surely additionally tries (and succeeds at being its personal factor). The collection by no means actually caught on till it shifted to Netflix in 2020, and since then Cobra Kai has grow to be one of many streaming service's hottest and celebrated titles. From the return of fan-favorite characters to all the teenager angst, and, after all, the nonetheless golden as ever will-they received't-they bromance between Daniel and Johnny, collection creators Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz, and Josh Heald have but to overlook a beat.