Bertrand appeared in iCarly and Ready Player One. Jacob Bertrand as Eli Moskowitz/Hawk - Eli is a bullied nerd who flips the switch when he joins Cobra Kai and reinvents himself as Hawk. Nichole Brown as Aisha Robinson - Aisha is Sam's best friend but becomes the first female Cobra Kai after she gets bullied. Henggeler appeared in Mom, Royal Pains, and Fuller House. Buchanan also appeared in Designated Survivor and Fuller House.Ĭourtney Henggeler as Amanda LaRusso - Daniel's understanding wife co-runs their successful auto dealership. Tanner Buchanan as Robby Keene - Robby is Johnny's estranged son who becomes Daniel's student at Miyagi-Do karate.
Mouser also starred in Body of Proof and Scandal. Mary Mouser as Samantha LaRusso - Daniel's daughter and first karate student, Sam is drawn into Miyagi-Do's eternal war with Cobra Kai.
Mariduena also starred in Parenthood and Twin Peaks. Xolo Mariduena as Miguel Diaz - Miguel is Johnny's neighbor who becomes the new Cobra Kai's first and best student. Miyagi Cobra Kai's New Characters In Season 1 Related: How Cobra Kai Season 1 Honored Mr. Miyagi, Elisabeth Shue as Ali Mills, Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver, and Robyn Lively as Jessica Andrews appear in flashbacks and archival footage. O'Dell also starred in the sitcom Head of the Class.
Tony O'Dell as Jimmy - Jimmy reunites with his Cobra Kai buddies for one last wild night. Ron Thomas as Bobby - Former Cobra Kai Bobby is now a pastor. Garrison appeared in Iron Eagle and MacGyver. Rob Garrison as Tommy - As a Cobra Kai, Rob uttered the immortal line "Put him in a body bag!" In the present, Johnny's old friend is now dying of cancer. Heller also appeared in In Plain Sight and Mad Men. Randee Heller as Lucille LaRusso - Daniel's mother still visits her baby boy but doesn't get along with his wife Amanda. Kove appeared in Rambo: First Blood Part II and The Goldbergs. Martin Kove as John Kreese - The original Cobra Kai sensei returns when he learns Johnny restarted Cobra Kai and he exerts his toxic influence over Johnny's new students. Macchio also starred in My Cousin Vinny and Ugly Betty. Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso - Now a successful family man, Daniel's high school rivalry with Johnny reignites as he goes all out to stop Cobra Kai. Zabka also appeared in National Lampoon's European Vacation and Hot Tub Time Machine. William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence - Perpetual 1980s badass Johnny restarts Cobra Kai and learns as much from his students as they do from him. Cobra Kai has a sprawling cast that promises to get even bigger in season 3 here's the returning and new characters in Cobra Kai seasons 1 and 2. Johnny's control over Cobra Kai is also threatened when his sinister old sensei, John Kreese (Martin Kove) returns to his life. By Cobra Kai season 2, even more teenagers from Sam and Miguel's high school join the respective dojos, which inevitably erupts into a full-on dojo war beyond Johnny and Daniel's control. Season 1 of Cobra Kai mixed plenty of welcome Karate Kid nostalgia with a smoothly escalating story that brings Johnny and Daniel's animosity into the present-day, which quickly draws in their respective students. Related: Everything Cobra Kai Has Revealed About Johnny's Past This includes Daniel also restarting Miyagi-Do Karate and teaching new students, including his daughter Samantha (Mary Mouser) and Johnny's estranged son Robby (Tanner Buchanan), the style of karate he was taught by his late sensei Mr. Meanwhile, Daniel has become a successful businessman and a happily married family man - but when Daniel realizes Cobra Kai, the source of his teenage torment, has suddenly returned, he decides to do whatever it takes to stop Johnny. Down on his luck Johnny decides to recapture his former glory by restarting the Cobra Kai dojo, and he reluctantly takes in his nerdy next-door neighbor Miguel Diaz (Xolo Mariduena) as his first student. Originally a YouTube original series, Cobra Kai seasons 1 and 2 are now on Netflix, with season 3 arriving in 2021.Ĭobra Kai reignites the rivalry between Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) that began when they were in high school in 1984.
Created by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, Cobra Kai is set 34 years after the original Karate Kid and the continuation series turns the saga into a generational tale. Cobra Kainot only brings back many familiar faces from The Karate Kid movies but it also expands the universe with a huge cast of all-new characters.