This is the best around and it is returning to town. "Town" means "Netflix". The fourth season of Cobra Kai will make its debut in a few weeks. io9 and its creators discussed the next development direction and the riding situation so far.

Unless you have been living under a bonsai tree, you probably know that Cobra Kai is a popular show on Netflix (formerly YouTube), which continues the story from the "Karate Kid" movie. Creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald led a wonderful performance that revealed how Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) have played since the original film was released. A few years of performance, as well as a new lineup of karate kids, including Daniel's daughter Sam (Mary Moser), Johnny's son Robbie (Tanna Buchanan) and more.

The third season ended with a huge ultimatum. As Cobra Kai's original teacher John Kreese (Martin Kove) began to bring him more students, long-term rivals Johnny and Daniel decided to team up with their feuding karate dojo. Reached an agreement: The winner of the Quangu Karate Championship can continue to operate, and the loser must quit. In order to get a little extra help, Kreis invited the villain Terry Silver in "Karate Kid Part 3" played by Thomas Ian Griffin.

"We are very clear about where we are going [entering the fourth season]," Jon Herwitz told Gizmodo via a video call. "We know that the fourth season will work with Johnny and Daniel to see how it turns out. On the other hand, for Kreese, we know that he will introduce Terry Silver, and we also know the type of journey we want. We may not know Ben All the details of how the season will end, but the shape of the season is definitely in our minds. Moreover, some of the matchups in the [Climax Quangu] Championship, we know, but some were discovered in the process."

One of the most popular surprises of the fourth season—and one that fans have been calling for—is the expansion of the role of Anthony La Russo, played by Griffin Santo Pietro. For three seasons, the story has mainly revolved around his sister Sam, but ignored the fact that Daniel also has a son. This year this situation has changed, with a modern feel.

"Since the first season, Anthony has been hiding in people's sight," Josh Hild said. "We always talk about the fun of Daniel inadvertently raising this kid who grew up a bit like Johnny. There are too many toys, too many things, [cannot] figure out his social dynamics. As Anthony grows, we have been Everyone knows that experiencing his social life will be fun? Who is he with? He is not a bad boy, but it was that time in middle school. If you don’t control it, children may become real rubbish. For any child , This is a difficult time to understand yourself, peer pressure will never be greater than your age. Let this kid spend his entire series on iPad, PlayStation and devices, he will naturally fall into Similar to the situation of cyberbullying."

We will not spoil the exact meaning of Hild, but you will find out at the beginning of the season. After this, most fans may soon finish the fourth season of Cobra Kai, because Netflix will release the entire 10-episode series at once. This means that the topic will inevitably turn to the fifth season, which has not only received the green light, but has also entered the production stage. However, Hurwitz admitted that the next season after this season will not have a clear road map like the show from the third to the fourth season.

"When we end the fourth season, we already know what the fifth season will be. But you know, in some ways, it's more like a blank canvas," Hurwitz said. "Part of the reason is that we quickly entered the fifth season. This is one of the things we didn't expect to write so soon, but we are already in the headspace of Cobra Kai. We just wrote a season, shot a season, we are While editing, we started writing again. Our team of writers, we are all involved."

"So it's not that we don't know where [Season 5] is going in some way, but there are definitely fewer people who know," he continued. "But making the fifth season after the fourth season and just living in it is an interesting adventure. Just being in this area for so long is already exciting and full of interesting surprises."

When the fourth season of Cobra Kai premieres on December 31, you will surely get a lot of surprises. After watching, please come back here for a discussion of some of the major spoilers this season.

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Editor's note: The publication date in this article is based on the United States, but we will update it to the local Australian date as soon as we learn more.

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