The official synopsis for Cobra Kai reads, "The series takes place over 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament with the continuation of the inescapable conflict between Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). Season three finds everyone reeling in the aftermath of the violent high school brawl between their dojos, which has left Miguel in a precarious condition. While Daniel searches for answers in his past and Johnny seeks redemption, Kreese further manipulates his vulnerable students with his own vision of dominance. The soul of the Valley is at stake, and the fate of every student and sensei hangs in the balance."

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DVD BONUS MATERIALS

  • Deleted Scenes

  • Blooper Reel

CAST AND CREW

Cast: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, Jacob Bertrand, Gianni DeCenzo, Martin Kove.

Executive Producers: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, Josh Heald, Susan Ekins, Caleeb Pinkett, Will Smith, James Lassiter.

Created for Television By: Josh Heald & Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg.

Based on the characters created by Robert Mark Kamen.

SPECS

Run Time: Approx. 326 Minutes

Rating: Not Rated

DVD: 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen | Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital

(Subtitles: English, English SDH)

Speaking of the arc of season 3, creator, director and writer, Josh Heald releveals, "We’ve always known from the beginning that putting Johnny and Daniel in scenes together is a combustible and hilarious and tense situation all at the same time. And in those early seasons, taking those moments to put them in scenes together, there's these little flare-ups — Oh, they're going to fight! Oh, they're going to argue! And it gets to a place of, Johnny's coming to Daniel's house and it looks like they're going to duke it out in the backyard.

"Gradually, we see their relationship get to a place where they have common interests, they have a common enemy, and they still can't really make it work. They’re trying at the beginning of season 3 to get there and it once again devolves, and they actually throw some punches. It’s only when the stakes get high enough that it’s almost a last resort for them both to say, “We’re going to fight through this. We're going to make this uncomfortable thing happen for the greater good.” We know that that's a moment that you really get once in this series to play — the moment that they actually come together. We’ve seen other series pull it off. Jon and I watch Billions regularly, and that moment where Chuck and Axe finally sit down and decide, “Let’s do this” — you’re ending the season on a “Yeah!” moment as opposed to the gut-punch of how season 2 ends."

"We were gradually always getting to this point, this apex in the series, but we also are always modulating the ins and outs of seasons and, and cliffhangers can have different textures. This one felt right at this time to finally enter this portion of their relationship."

Cobra Kai Season 3 will hit the shelves on DVD January 11.