This time, Johnny and Daniel’s rivalry continues as they both start their own dojos. But the two face more than just each other – they also have to contend with old foes in new places. The Karate Kid cast members are not finished yet either:
Mr. Miyagi finds out about Johnny’s dojo and his competitive attitude towards him when he sees a newspaper report of the opening in the window of a convenience store.
Daniel and Johnny’s old nemesis, Miguel Diaz, is back for revenge.
Lily gets a job at the ice cream shop where Daniel works part-time to support herself while she takes karate lessons from him.
Cast:
-Daniel: Ralph Macchio
-Johnny: William Zabka
-Mr. Miyagi: Pat Morita
-Johnny Lawrence
– Ralph Macchio (who also headlines the show) as an adult, and William Zabka as a teenager; Daniel LaRusso
– Martin Kove who is now retired from acting because he became too busy with running his family business
– guest cast such as Melora Hardin, Eugenia Kuzmina, and Miriam Flynn
Plot:
-The series follows Johnny, a now-retired and divorced ex-champion athlete turned real estate agent in the San Fernando Valley.
He develops an obsession with karate after seeing Daniel teach at his old high school, which leads to him establishing a dojo for high school students, which he quickly learns that they are not worth his time.
-Meanwhile, Daniel opened a successful dojo and teaches karate lessons to children, and is content with staying out of Johnny’s lif,e which leads him to be surprised when Mr Miyagi tells him about the opening in Johnny’s new school where he sees it as an opportunity for them to have a more civil relationship.
-The plot of the series revolves around Johnny’s dojo and how it affects his relationships with those in his life, including Miyagi’s grandson who he meets during the second season when he goes to Japan for work and finds himself involved in karate tournaments again.
Plot twist:
-Johnny learns that he has a son with one of his ex-girlfriends, Ali.
-Johnny and Daniel’s relationship is still complicated but they are willing to try harder for the sake of their children who have become friends as well.
-Daniel takes on Johnny’s dojo after learning that it was going into foreclosure when he finds out that Johnny is selling it in order to provide for his son.
Season four of Cobra Kai picks up with Johnny in prison where he learns that Ali has given birth to their son. So, he befriends another prisoner who is also a karate fighter named Mikey, and they begin to train together.
He is released on parole after two years for good behaviour but he has also changed in the process. He no longer enjoys fighting or revels in being a bully anymore, yet his old rival Daniel LaRusso takes it upon himself to get Johnny back into shape again by inviting him over to spar with him.
In season four, Johnny is a changed man who no longer wants to fight and Ali has realised she needs to let go of her past if they are ever going to have the future that both want. They eventually reconcile but it’s not easy for either of them as there are always distractions like when their son falls ill or when Ali’s estranged mother turns up for a visit.
The cast also includes Tonya, who is Johnny’s wife and Daniel’s sister; Robby Keene, the son of Sensei John Kreese and heir to his legacy; Samantha LaRusso-Montano, Daniel’s daughter with Jeanie Lawrence (the daughter of Kreese’s old rival); and Miguel Diaz, Ali’s nephew who has a complicated relationship with Johnny.
In the first episode, Daniel is back running a successful dojo and teaching karate lessons to children. Mr Miyagi finds out about Johnny’s dojo and his competitive attitude towards him when he sees a newspaper report of the opening in the window of a convenience store. In Episode two, Johnny is back to his old tricks, but Daniel has a different plan.
In Episode three, Johnny and Kenji are in for the fight of their lives when they face off in an underground martial arts tournament with $20K on the table.
All the while Mr Miyagi works hard to make sure that he can find out information about the tournament and see if he can get out of the house.
Also, in Episode three Mr Miyagi is given a chance to test his nursing skills when Daniel’s girlfriend Sarah faints while watching her son play baseball.
Release date of Cobra Kai season 4:
Mid October or December 2021