Cobra Kai season 5 trailer shows Daniel LaRusso teaming up with ex-Karate Kid rivals

On Tuesday, Netflix dropped the primary full trailer for the action-packed fifth season of Cobra Kai, which premieres September 9.

In it, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) groups up with his former Karate Kid rivals Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Chozen Toguchi (Yuji Okumoto) to defeat Cobra Kai chief Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith).

The two-minute preview shows the Eagle Fang/Miyagi-Do squad surveying a map of the 15 Cobra Kai dojos dotting California’s San Fernando Valley as Daniel says: ‘Silver is dividing and conquering.’

‘Cobra Kai now has extra college students than ever earlier than,’ Terry boasts.

‘That means, we’ll want extra senseis. I’m pondering lots greater than simply the Valley.’

Silver then greets his new senseis, who’ve simply emerged on the tarmac from his personal airplane.

The rich Dynatox CEO employed his first-ever feminine sensei to guide one of many new franchises – Kim Da-Eun – performed by Australian actress Alicia Hannah-Kim.

‘I want you to see which of my college students are able to take the following step,’ Terry instructs Kim.

After a disastrous short-lived stint as a ride-share driver, Johnny agrees to staff up with Daniel and Chozen saying: ‘All we gotta do is get our fingers soiled.’

And whereas the small print of their revenge plan stay a thriller, Johnny and Chozen may very well be seen confronting a brand new platinum-blond Cobra Kai sensei: ‘We’re not right here to take a lesson. We’re right here to show one.’

Lawrence made amends with his estranged son Robby Keene (Tanner Buchanan), however Robby can not seem to get alongside with he and LaRusso’s favourite pupil Miguel Diaz (Xolo Maridueña).

At the top of the teaser, Silver’s Vietnam War buddy-turned-Cobra Kai co-founder John Kreese (Martin Kove) may very well be seen beating up his cell mates in jail.

‘I’m completely satisfied to listen to that you simply’re doing properly with the others,’ a jail staffer says.

‘Yeah, properly, I make associates fairly simply. I discover that slightly kindness goes a great distance,’ Paul replied.

Kreese landed behind bars after Terry betrayed him and framed him for assaulting Raymond ‘Stingray’ (Paul Walter Hauser) within the fourth season finale.

Noticeably lacking from the brand new trailer was The Karate Kid Part III ‘unhealthy boy’ Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan), who may wind up combating for Cobra Kai simply as simply as Eagle Fang/Miyagi-Do.

‘So excited to lastly announce that Mike Barnes will probably be part of season 5!’ 55-year-old Sean gushed on Instagram on August 9.

‘[Creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg] wrote me an superior story. Can’t anticipate you all to see it!’

Barnes was talked about within the Cobra Kai episode ‘All Valley’ attributable to his unsportsmanlike habits beforehand getting the dojo banned from taking part within the All-Valley Karate Tournament.

Robyn Lively performed Daniel’s KK3 love curiosity Jessica Andrews in John G. Avildsen’s dismally-reviewed 1989 three-quel, however she’s not been introduced as a part of the Cobra Kai cast.

Disgraced Oscar winner Will Smith has served as an govt producer on the critically-acclaimed Karate Kid spin-off since its origin as a YouTube Premium unique sequence again in 2018.