{"id":54898,"date":"2024-07-17T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T18:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2073533"},"modified":"2024-07-17T23:46:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T21:46:13","slug":"cobra-kai-creator-on-3-part-season-6-release-it-keeps-the-party-going","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/cobra-kai-creator-on-3-part-season-6-release-it-keeps-the-party-going\/","title":{"rendered":"Cobra Kai creator on 3-part season 6 release: \u2018It keeps the party going\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final chapter will have a staggered rollout on Netflix \u2013 and here’s why. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 17 July 2024 at 18:00 PM<\/p>

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Cobra Kai co-creator Hayden Schlossberg has explained why the final season of the Karate Kid<\/a> sequel series is coming to Netflix<\/a> in three parts, with each one separated by a gap of several months.<\/p>\n

The concluding chapter of the sleeper hit show will see the teens of Miyagi-Do compete in the Sekai Taikai \u2013 an international karate tournament bringing together some of the best fighters from around the world.<\/p>\n

Former rivals Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) will pool their expertise to mentor the kids through their toughest challenge yet \u2013 and fans are excited to see who will come out on top.<\/p>\n

However, they will have a long time to wait for those answers, with Thursday\u2019s five-episode drop<\/a> set to be followed by part 2 in November and part 3 at an as-yet-unspecified time in 2025.<\/p>\n

In an interview with RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Schlossberg explained the thinking behind this unconventional release strategy, revealing that the show\u2019s usual 10 episodes simply wouldn\u2019t be enough to wrap up the show\u2019s various storylines.<\/p>

He explained: \u201cWhen we made our first season of Cobra Kai, people would ask us, \u2018Well, how many more seasons can you do with this show?\u2019 And we actually said back in the day, in our minds, it was like six or seven.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t know all the details of everything that we were going to write, but we felt that the show could go on that long.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schlossberg continued: \u201cBy the time we got to season 5, it felt sure enough that we were reaching that place; we were getting into endgame territory.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd when we talked to Netflix, we felt like one season \u2013 10 episodes \u2013 is not going to be enough to finish this up.<\/p>\n

\u201c[But] it\u2019s a lot to make 20 episodes, and we didn\u2019t want to wait too long in terms of how they get released and how they all go out. And so 15 became a good number, like a supersize season, to pay off all these characters that we\u2019ve set up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The screenwriter and producer went on to say that having three blocks of five episodes to write was consistent with the approach that the Cobra Kai<\/a> team has always taken, with plenty of dramatic moments to ensure each part packs a punch.<\/p>\n