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The 2025 PaleyFest lineup for Los Angeles has been revealed, and the nine-day event will feature a special tribute to Emmy-winning showrunner Amy Sherman-Palladino that reunites the casts of Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, along with her upcoming Étoile.

In addition, PaleyFest L.A. will celebrate the final seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) and Cobra Kai (Netflix/Sony), plus Severance (Apple TV+), Agatha All Along (Disney+/Marvel), Matlock (CBS), Hacks (Max), and Poker Face (Peacock). The event will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood from March 21 to March 29.

The event, which launched in 1984, features screenings, Q&As, and meet-and-greets. The organization supports the Paley Center’s education initiatives as well as the preservation of the Paley Archive, featuring more than 160,000 historically significant television and radio programs.

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Warning: Spoilers for Cobra Kai Season 6, Part 2

Even Cobra Kai season 6 admits Samantha Larusso (Mary Mouser) vs. Tory Nichols (Peyton List) has happened far too many times. In Cobra Kai season 6, part 2, Sam and Tory are team captains, representing Miyagi-Do and Cobra Kai in the Sekai Taikai tournament. Nichols and Larusso have 16 teams of world-class teenage karate fighters to contend with, yet Cobra Kai never seems to tire of Sam vs. Tory even as the show calls itself out about it.

Tory and Sam became blood enemies in Cobra Kai season 2. The violence between Tory and Sam was shocking, and their multiple battles culminated in a showdown at the finals of the All Valley Under 18 Karate Tournament, which Tory won for Cobra Kai thanks to Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) paying off the referee. Tory turned on Silver and reluctantly joined Miyagi-Do, with Nichols and Larusso actually becoming friends in...

Cobra Kai co-showrunner Jon Hurwitz assures fans that the Sekai Taikai will be as intense as teased by Mike Barnes in season 6 part 1. With its delayed appearance after the season 5 introduction, fans of the show have wondered if it would live up to expectations. Between Kreese's deadly means of building his new team to Mr. Miyagi's box of secrets housing a bloody headband with the tournament's logo, it seems likely the Sekai Taikai will be as deadly as promised.

As anticipation remains high for the international tournament, co-showrunner Jon Hurwitz teases the high stakes to come from Cobra Kai season 6's Sekai Taikai. First introduced in season 5 of the Karate Kid sequel show, the Sekai Taikai is considered the elite tournament of the international karate world, with Terry Silver contending with Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence to win entry into it. With Silver arrested in the season 5 finale, Cobra...

Cobra Kai beautifully revives the rivalry from The Karate Kid with new characters, giving depth to 30+-year-old characters. Demetri in Cobra Kai stands out as a moral compass, showcasing humility, intellect, and staying true to his values. Fans love Demetri for his relatability, common sense, and growth, making him an underrated character worth noticing.

Cobra Kai beautifully weaves the 30+-year-old rivalry between Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) from The Karate Kid with a newly refreshed story following a young cast of karate students. The main new characters are Sam (Mary Mouser), Miguel (Xolo Mariduea), Robby (Tanner Buchanan), and Tory (Peyton List), with other supporting characters as part of the larger ensemble cast as well.

Some of these characters get their moments to shine, while others fade into the background with very few lines of dialogue. There are a few tertiary characters, however, who deserve more attention.

The Sekai Taikai Tournament will be at the heart of the final season of Cobra Kai, with intense training and difficult choices for the dojos. Tory's struggles, including her mother's death, led to her joining Kreese in the tournament, creating complex feelings among fans. Fans debate who should win the tournament, with Tory seen as a deserving candidate despite her affiliation with Cobra Kai.

Cobra Kais sixth and final season is gearing up to be all about the Sekai Taikai Tournament, the biggest worldwide tournament in karate. In the first five episodes of the season, Daniel (Ralph Macchio), Johnny (William Zabka), and Chozen (Yuji Okumoto) are busy training the kids to fight. However, when they learned that only six fighters could represent each dojo in the Barcelona-held tournament, they enlisted the help of Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan) to be an impartial sensei.

He put the kids through a set of rigorous tests,...

The following contains spoilers for Cobra Kai Season 6, Part 1, now streaming on Netflix.

A staple of Cobra Kai is the epic array of fights. The series is steeped in cheesy 1980s humor, homaging The Karate Kid movies. But no matter how lighthearted and family-friendly the show gets, there will always be dynamic martial arts on display.

Season 6, Part 1 doesn't hold back at all. The teenagers of the Eagle Fang/Miyagi-Do coalition have to level up for the Sekai Taikai international competition in Barcelona. With that in mind, here are the best fights the show has to offer as it builds to the next two parts of the finale.

Demetri Betrayed Hawk in a Shocking Manner

Cobra Kai Season 6 Episode Title

Episode No.

Writer

Director

Air Date

"Underdogs"

4

Chris Rafferty

Sherwin Shilati

July 18, 2024

Demetri and Hawk's friendship frayed when Hawk confirmed he didn't want to go to university with him. It...

Miyagi-Do prepares for Sekai Taikai with six top students, leaving potential contenders behind. Miguel, Robby, and Sam lead the team with their unique skills, strengths, and determination. Tory and Kenny also show potential with their challenging backgrounds and promising growth.

The Sekai Taikai is the biggest event in karate in Cobra Kai, but I'm not so sure that Miyagi-Do is putting it's best foot forward for the competition. Cobra Kai has showcased the slow and steady improvements made by a group of teens trying to learn discipline and be a part of something bigger than themselves. Over the course of the show, people have changed sides, gone down darker paths, and picked themselves back up, but with the world's premiere karate competition looming around the corner, playtime is over.

Miyagi-Do has finally put its house in order, with Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence putting aside their differences and focusing on...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1.] Cobra Kai still has some punches to pull in the upcoming two parts of the Netflix karate drama’s sixth and final season. After Season 6 Part 1’s debut and ahead of Part 2 (which will premiere on November 15), TV Insider spoke with Jacob Bertrand about Hawk’s future, his friendship with Demetri (Gianni DeCenzo), Tory’s (Peyton List) betrayal, and the series finale. “Part 2 is probably the most action-packed chunk of Cobra Kai ever,” Bertrand revealed. “There are so many fights in it, and there’s just so much turmoil. It gets worse before it gets better.” Part 1 ended with Miyagi-Do and Cobra Kai preparing to face off at the Sekai Taikai, but Kreese (Martin Kove) had one last trick up his sleeve. Still reeling from the death of her mother, Tory jumped ship to Cobra Kai. Jacob Bertrand as Eli ‘Hawk’ Moskowitz in Cobra Kai Season...

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Cobra Kai season 6 part 1!

Hawk struggles with emotional uncertainty in Cobra Kai season 6, putting a wedge between him and his friends, especially Demetri. Jacob Bertrand breaks down the intricacies of Hawk's season 6 arc, why his character is hesitant to go to college, his fight with Demetri and the impending Sekai Taikai tournament. Bertrand also shares his thoughts on a potential college-set Cobra Kai spinoff, the future of his and Xolo Mariduea's Lone Lobos podcast and potential DC role after Mariduea's Blue Beetle success.

Despite finally turning a positive leaf, Hawk is in a real state of emotional uncertainty in Cobra Kai season 6. Played by Jacob Bertrand, Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz is one of the various new teenagers who joins the titular dojo under the guidance of Johnny Lawrence. Feeling empowered by Johnny's teachings of strike hard and strike first, Hawk goes from the bullied to the...

I’m not sure if there’s a rulebook regarding how to watch a stand-up, but the first rule should always be: don’t go into it with any kind of presumption. When I read the description of the latest Neal Brennan comedy special on Netflix, titled Crazy Good, I didn’t expect it to be that hilarious. What I mean here is that I couldn’t imagine a stand-up that focuses on mental health, cryptocurrency, and the psychopathic tendencies of celebrities turning out to be “haha funny”—that too without being problematic. But Brennan has clearly managed to achieve that here. In Crazy Good, Brennan does get into everything that’s mentioned in the description provided by Netflix, and while he acknowledges the seriousness of so many of these matters, he also succeeds at getting some genuine laughter out of it. And it’s not an easy thing to do,...

Top 5 rivalries among characters in Cobra Kai. (Photo Credit – IMDb)

Cobra Kai hit the screens in 2018, kicking off its initial seasons on YouTube Red in May 2018 and April 2019. With YouTube halting scripted original content production, Netflix took the reins, acquiring the series in June 2020.

Cobra Kai spins a gripping yarn of trust, resilience, and fierce rivalries among dojo members. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka step into the spotlight, reprising their iconic characters as Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence, first introduced in the 1984 film The Karate Kid and its sequels, The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid Part III (1989).

The spin-off series is set thirty-four years after his defeat by Daniel Larusso in the 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament, with Johnny Lawrence, now in his 50s, grappling with alcoholism and depression. Working part-time as a handyman, he resides in a Reseda apartment, far removed from his affluent upbringing in Encino. His son,...

Netflix has a lot of hot picks this month, with the biggest being the second part of Zack Snyder’s epic space opera Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver. The rebel warriors of Veldt prepare to face off against the might of the Motherworld, willing to risk it all to defend their home. Sofia Boutella returns as the titular Scargiver, Kora, and she is once again joined by Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, and Djimon Hounsou.

For those who want a little spookiness this spring, Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho’s next project, Parasyte: The Grey hits Netflix this month, as does the next entry in the Sandman universe, Dead Boy Detectives. Parasyte: The Grey follows an outbreak of an unknown alien parasite that can pass as their human hosts and infiltrate society – think Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but with more gore.

Based on the DC Comics series by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner,...

The Netflix April 2024 originals, movies, and TV shows have been revealed and can be viewed below. The streaming service has also announced the movies and TV series that will be leaving next month.

Included in the April lineup are The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman, I Woke Up a Vampire Season 2, Ripley, Parasyte: The Grey, Scoop, Spirit Rangers Season 3, As the Crow Flies Season 3, and Heartbreak High Season 2.

The Netflix April 2024 slate also features Good Times, The Circle Season 6, Our Living World, The Upshaws Part 5, Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver, CoComelon Lane Season 2, Dead Boy Detectives, and much more.

Netflix April 2024 Schedule

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Exclusive: After 5+ years without a special, comedian Demetri Martin is poised to return with two new ones for Netflix, Deadline has learned. The first, Demetri Deconstructed, premieres globally on the platform on April 2nd. Check out a trailer above.

No word yet on what Martin will speak to in the specials, but they’re the 7th and 8th of his career. Most recently debuting his hour The Overthinker on Netflix in 2018, Martin has also released specials with Comedy Central and BBC 3.

One of the most original comedic voices of his generation, known for bringing musical instruments as well as visual aids into his act, Martin began honing his craft on New York City’s vibrant stand-up circuit after graduating from Yale in 1995. Breaking out with his critically acclaimed one-man show, If I, which won the Perrier Award at the International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland and was turned into a special for the BBC,...

Rivalry is central in Cobra Kai. Lawrence & Larusso's feud impacts all relationships on the show. Johnny mentors Miguel, betraying his estranged son Robby who then joins Cobra Kai. Characters turn on friends: Hawk breaks Demetri's arm & double agent Mitch sides with Cobra Kai.

One of the central themes in Cobra Kai is trust, which makes it all the more intense when teammates, family members, and partners betray one another. The epic rivalry between Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence may have started back in 1984 with The Karate Kid, but Cobra Kai continues the story decades later with both men still having unresolved issues. The early seasons of the show saw the pair come close to burying their history and becoming friends, but just as things appeared to be changing, they would have a massive fallout.

The rivalry between Larusso and Lawrence is certainly central to the series, but that...

Xolo Maridueña, who plays Miguel Diaz, confirms that filming for Cobra Kai season 6 is set to resume very soon. Season 6, episode 1 has already been filmed, but filming was halted due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, which came to an end earlier this month. Cobra Kai season 6 will serve as the show's last and most of the core cast is expected to return, with a storyline that could be the most action-packed yet.

Cobra Kai star Xolo Maridueña provides a promising update regarding when season 6 is expected to continue filming. Serving as a continuation of the story first started in 1983's The Karate Kid, the series follows older versions of Ralph Macchio's Daniel Larusso and William Zabka's Johnny Lawrence, the latter of whom eventually trains Maridueña's Miguel Diaz. Cobra Kai first aired in 2018 and, after season 5 was released on Netflix last year, it was confirmed that the series would return for one final season.

Cobra Kai emphasizes character development and personal growth, but its action scenes are a major draw that instills nostalgia. The show uses fight sequences as a narrative device, paralleling Johnny and Daniel's fights from Karate Kid to highlight their evolution. Cobra Kai features some of the strongest and most impressive karate moves in television history, showcasing the skills of its fighters.

In their slam-bang action scenes and uplifting training arcs, both Cobra Kai and Karate Kid feature some incredibly memorable karate moves - here is a breakdown of 10 of the strongest moves from the movies and the TV show. Cobra Kai emphasizes character development over everything else, exploring the struggles, redemption, and personal growth of legacy and new-generation characters. However, despite its focus on its character beats, Cobra Kai's primary appeal arguably comes from its action scenes.The series ingeniously uses its fight sequences as a narrative device to not only portray the transformations,...

“Cobra Kai never dies” – that may be true, but all good things must come to an end, including the hit Netflix show that announced the upcoming sixth season will be its last. The series that has quickly become a cult classic (just like the original film) centers around the premise of karate and the two different styles/variations of the martial art that Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) teach to their students. Despite airing more than thirty years after the original movie premiered, Cobra Kai has risen to be one of Netflix’s top shows of all time and will be sorely missed by it’s beloved fans.

Despite the inevitable disappointment from fans who would love to see the series continue on, audiences can rest assured knowing that the sixth and final season will be bigger and better than all the others, as promised by the shows creators.

After fighting for the soul of the Valley, war sparks between Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do Karate in Netflix‘s Cobra Kai Season 5 trailer. Picking up after the tide-changing events of the All Valley Tournament, Cobra Kai Season 5 finds Terry Silver expanding the Cobra Kai empire and trying to make his “No Mercy” style of karate the only game in town. With Kreese behind bars and Johnny Lawrence setting karate aside to focus on repairing the damage he caused, Daniel Larusso must call on an old friend for help.

When Cobra Kai kicks back into high gear, the new season features The Karate Kid Part III star Sean Kanan as Mike Barnes and Alicia Hannah-Kim’s debut as South Korean sensei Kim Da-Eun.

In the Cobra Kai Season 5 trailer, Terry Silver tightens his vice-like grip on the Valley as Cobra Kai becomes the dominant dojo. The sea change causes Daniel and...

Cobra Kai's fifth season is shaping up to be its most dramatic.

Netflix on Tuesday dropped the official trailer for Season 5, and it's a lot.

Despite the series being a spinoff of the hit movies, it has managed to take us on a wild ride, complete with new and established characters.

Sean Kanan's Mike Barnes is not in the trailer, but there is a lot of Kreese behind bars.

Hey, we won! Kreese will still be scheming from behind the scenes, which is perfectly on brand for him.

"Following the shocking results of the All Valley Tournament, Season 5 finds Terry Silver expanding the Cobra Kai empire and trying to make his "No Mercy" style of karate the only game in town," the logline teases.

"With Kreese behind bars and Johnny Lawrence setting karate aside to focus on repairing the damage he’s caused, Daniel Larusso must call on an old friend for help.

It just might be Johnny Lawrence’s turn to “wax on, wax off,” to look at the full trailer for Cobra Kai Season 5 (premiering Friday, Sept. 9 on Netflix).

The trailer above reveals what Johnny is up to since putting karate in the (literal?) rear view mirror, while also underscoring Silver’s plan to dominate the Valley (with the help of a new sensei)… teasing Kreese’s life behind bars… and previewing Robby and Miguel’s bid to settle their differences once and for all (though the flying kick that is landed suggests the lads are a ways off).

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Cobra Kai is the gift that keeps on giving for Netflix.

The streaming service announced Tuesday that Sean Kanan will return to the franchise, reprising the Mike Barnes role he played on The Karate Kid III.

Executive Producers Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg tell Netflix's Tudum, "As Terry Silver calls upon some old friends to put the Valley in a stranglehold, Daniel and Johnny are going to need all the help they can get to stop Cobra Kai in its tracks."

Sounds interesting, right?

The series has brought back several cast members from the original movies, offering something for new and old fans.

Following the shocking results of the All Valley Tournament, Season 5 finds Terry Silver expanding the Cobra Kai empire and trying to make his "No Mercy" style of karate the only game in town.

With Kreese behind bars and Johnny Lawrence setting karate aside to focus...

As audiences eagerly await the arrival of “Cobra Kai” Season 5 on Netflix next month, fans can whet their appetites with a slew of first-look images for the new season, including the return of yet another familiar face from “Karate Kid” lore.

Season 5 will welcome back Sean Kanan as Mike Barnes, who franchise devotees will remember as one of the main antagonists of “The Karate Kid III.” In that film, he was hired by Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) to take down Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) in the All Valley Karate Championship. Later in Season 3 of “Cobra Kai,” Daniel tells his daughter Sam that Mike was the most ruthless fighter he ever faced off against. Nothing hits harder in “Cobra Kai” than nostalgia.

“As Terry Silver calls upon some old friends to put the Valley in a stranglehold, Daniel and Johnny are going to need all the help they can get...