Cobra Kai (season 2)

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File:Cobra Kai season 2 promotional poster.jpg
Promotional poster
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Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 10
Release
Original network YouTube Premium
Original release April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
Additional information
Website Official website

The second season of Cobra Kai was released on YouTube Premium on April 24, 2019, and consisted of 10 episodes. The series is a direct sequel to the original four films in The Karate Kid franchise, focusing on the characters of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence over 30 years after the original film. This is the final season to be originally released on YouTube's streaming service as Netflix would acquire the streaming rights to Cobra Kai following YouTube's decision not to renew the series past a third season.

The season had nine starring roles, six of which returned from the first season and the other three consisting of previously recurring and guest cast members, Jacob Bertrand, Gianni DeCenzo, and Martin Kove, all of who received promotions. Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson composed a soundtrack album to accompany the season. The season received generally positive reviews from critics, though it was deemed inferior to the previous season, received multiple awards and nominations including an Emmy award, and achieved record setting viewing figures.

Cast and characters

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Recurring

  • Nichole Brown as Aisha Robinson
  • Hannah Kepple as Moon
  • Owen Morgan as Bert
  • Aedin Mincks as Mitch
  • Khalil Everage as Chris
  • Paul Walter Hauser as Raymond "Stingray"
  • Dan Ahdoot as Anoush
  • Griffin Santopietro as Anthony LaRusso
  • Peyton List as Tory Nichols
  • Nathaniel Oh as Nathaniel
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Notable guests

Episodes

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original release date
11 1 "Mercy Part II" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, & Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
12 2 "Back in Black" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, & Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
13 3 "Fire and Ice" Michael Grossman Story by: Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
14 4 "The Moment of Truth" Michael Grossman Story by: Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
15 5 "All In" Josh Heald Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, & Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
16 6 "Take a Right" Josh Heald Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, & Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
17 7 "Lull" Jennifer Celotta Story by: Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
18 8 "Glory of Love" Jennifer Celotta Story by: Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
19 9 "Pulpo" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Story by: Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
20 10 "No Mercy" Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg Story by: Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)

Production

Development

On May 10, 2018, just six days after the first season's release, YouTube renewed the series for a second season.[1] Series creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg would continue to serve as showrunners, executive producers, writers, and directors for the season.[2] At this time it was also reported that production would begin in late 2018 and that the season would consist of ten episodes.[3][4] James Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett also returned as executive producers alongside production companies Overbrook Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television Studios.[5] Following the seasons release YouTube renewed the series for a third season.[6]

Casting

When the series was renewed it was reported that Ralph Macchio and William Zabka would continue to appear as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, respectively.[7] Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, and Courtney Henggeler were also confirmed to be returning.[7] On May 24, 2018, it was announced that Martin Kove, who had guest starred in the first season finale, would join the season as a series regular; reprising the role John Kreese, from the first three films in the franchise.[8] Jacob Bertrand and Gianni DeCenzo who recurred throughout the first season were also promoted to series regulars.[9] Paul Walter Hauser and Peyton List were cast in recurring roles for the season.[10][11] Additionally, other actors from the film franchise including Rob Garrison, Ron Thomas, Tony O'Dell, and Randee Haller made guest appearances during the season.[12][13][14][15]

Filming

The season utilized soundstages at Pinewood Atlanta Studios where filming took place on October 17, and October 19, of 2018.[16] Principal photography also took place earlier that month around Marietta, Georgia on October 15.[16] Additional filming later took place in Union City on November 8.[17] Filming was also spotted at the closed Rio Bravo restaurant from November 28–29.[18] Additional filming locations for the season included the Tybee Island pier, the North DeKalb Mall, Westview Cemetery, and Marietta City Hall.[19] The Los Angeles, California neighborhoods Encino, Norwalk, Reseda, and Tarzana also served as filming locales.[20] Filming concluded in December 2018.[21]

Music

Featured music from the season primarily highlighted music from the 1980s, including the bands AC/DC, Airbourne, and Bananarama, as well as present day bands such as Fifth Harmony.[22]

Soundtrack

Cobra Kai: Season 2
(Music from the Original Series)
File:Cobra Kai season 2 soundtrack cover.jpg
Album cover.
Soundtrack album by Leo Birenberg
& Zach Robinson
Released April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
Genre Soundtrack
Length 78:08
Label Madison Gate Records
Leo Birenberg
& Zach Robinson chronology
Cobra Kai (Score from the Original Series)
(2018)		 Cobra Kai: Season 2
(Music from the Original Series)
(2019)		 Cobra Kai: Season 3 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series)
(2021)

Madison Gate Records released a digital soundtrack album, on April 24, 2019, to accompany the season.[23] La-La Land Records released a deluxe edition of the soundtrack via CD, featuring nine additional tracks, on January 19, 2021.[24][25] Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson continued to serve as composers for the second season.[26]

Track listing

All music composed by Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson, except where noted.

No. Title Length
1. "Miyagi-Do Fix-Up"   2:33
2. "Snake Fight"   2:19
3. "The Wheel Technique"   1:54
4. "Like a Dance"   3:12
5. "The Internet"   1:25
6. "I Got Old"   2:53
7. "An Old Friend" (Bill Conti) 1:25
8. "Shochu-Geiko"   1:24
9. "Tory with a Y"   1:58
10. "Furious Hawk"   1:11
11. "Medal of Honor"   1:24
12. "Into the Snake Pit"   2:26
13. "Military Exercise – Who's Gonna Break"   2:13
14. "New Students"   0:59
15. "Fatherly Advice"   1:48
16. "Mall Fight" (Conti) 1:39
17. "You're the Champ"   1:34
18. "We Are All Miyagi-Do" (Conti) 2:48
19. "Busted"   0:49
20. "Worthy Opponent"   2:12
21. "Kan-Geiko"   1:04
22. "Sam and Robby" (Conti) 1:24
23. "Mercy and Honor"   2:23
24. "Apartment Skirmish"   1:06
25. "Black Paint on a White Wall"   1:40
26. "I'm Coming for You, Bitch"   1:38
27. "Hallway Hellscape"   3:37
28. "Scale the School"   0:51
29. "Hawk's Prey"   1:29
30. "Rematch"   2:08
31. "Fallen Soldier" (Conti) 2:39
32. "Voicemail"   1:00
33. "In It No Matter What"   1:39
34. "It Belongs to Me"   3:20
35. "Cruel Summer" (Composed by: Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Steve Jolley and Tony Swain, Performed by: Kari Kimmel) 2:26
La-La Land Records bonus tracks
No. Title Length
36. "Hawk's Tattoo"   1:51
37. "Comic Store"   1:15
38. "Make a Move"   0:30
39. "Cement Truck"   0:43
40. "Awkward"   0:39
41. "Lifting the Rock"   0:47
42. "The Lull Between Battles"   1:32
43. "Coyote Creek"   0:48
44. "Rehab"   1:59
45. "Miyagi-Do Commercial"   0:50
Total length:
 78:08

Marketing and release

On April 17, 2019, YouTube Premium released a six-minute commercial parodying ESPN's 30 for 30, featuring the main cast members and select ESPN personalities analyzing the 1984 match between Daniel and Johnny.[27] When the seasons renewal was announced it was reported that the season would premiere on the subscription-based streaming video on demand platform YouTube Red in 2019.[28][29] Prior to the seasons release the streaming services name was changed to YouTube Premium.[30] It was later announced that the season would release on April 24, 2019.[31] A potential move of the series to Netflix was also explored prior to the seasons release when YouTube chose to shift its focus on original content from scripted to unscripted.[32] As part of this shift episodes of the season were made free to view beginning in September 2019 as YouTube also shifted to an advertisement supported service rather than subscription supported.[33][34] Although YouTube originally released the season it was the final season to be released on the platform with all subsequent seasons being moved to Netflix.[35] YouTube did however maintain the rights to continue streaming the service on a non-exclusive basis,[36] alongside Netflix which released the first two seasons on August 28, 2020.[37]

Reception

Critical response

Script error: No such module "TV ratings". On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the season holds an 90% approval rating with an average rating 7.4 out of 10, based on 31 reviews.[38] The website critical consensus reads "While Cobra Kai's subversive kick no longer carries the same gleeful impact of its inaugural season, its second round is still among the best around -- no amount of mid-life crisis and teenage ennui's ever gonna keep it down."[38] Meanwhile, on Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the season has a Metascore of 66 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[39] Alex McLevy writing for The A.V. Club said that the season felt to be a "witty relaunch of a beloved film" and that with "half the humor and double the melodrama" of the first season McLevy compared it to that of a soap opera.[40] Alan Sepinwall from Rolling Stone similarly wrote that the season is "leaning too hard on nostalgia and a soapy teen love triangle."[41] Den of Geek' Andrew Husband disagreed saying that although the season had its issues, that it had "some of the most exciting creative storytelling" of recent television.[42] Kristen Baldwin from Entertainment Weekly wrote that despite the series being based on a 1980s film, it doesn't live in the past, and that the season "hits viewers with bursts of nostalgia endorphins, leaving us giddy and defenseless against the next emotional wallop."[43] IGN reviewer David Griffin stated that he was initially skeptical of Martin Kove's addition to the main cast but that his character later adds a dyanmic to the season and raises its stakes.[44] Hanh Nguyn of IndieWire said the season helps "capture the energy of 1980's cinema" and praised the addition of cast members such as Peyton List, who Nguyn said brings a "fresh and energetic immediacy to the conflicts."[45] When reviewing the first two seasons together after its release on Netflix, The Telegraph's Ed Power wrote that the series "is aware, that times have changed and that in the grown-up world there are problems that can’t be solved by a punch to the solar plexus or a sneaky scissor kick."[46]

Awards and nominations

At the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards the season was nominated for an Emmy award in the Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program category,[47] but the award went to GLOW, a television series on Netflix.[48] A 2019 Teen Choice Awards nomination was also picked up for Choice Summer TV Series, which was ultimately awarded to the third season of Stranger Things, which also airs on Netflix.[49][50] The extended promotional trailer, "Cobra Kai 30 for 30", was nominated for a Clio Award, an award program that specifically issues awards for advertising;[51] This award was lost to Netflix's When They See Us for an advertisement named "Room to Room."[52]

Viewing figures

Within three days of the seasons release it was reported that it was 136% more in demand than the first season was in the same three-day period.[53] The season was the most in demand original streaming series during the first seven days of its release, beating the second place holder, Hulu's The Act, by 41%.[53] It was also reported that the season generated more demand than the second season releases of The Handmaid's Tale, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Atlanta in their seven-day window.[53] "Mercy Part II", the seasons premiere episode, had been seen by 20 million viewers within six days, the fastest period for a YouTube original to do so at the time.[53] A week later the season remained the most in demand original streaming series, raising 20% from the week prior.[54] Prior to the seasons release on Netflix data showed that it was already the most demanded series on the service, beating both The Frozen Ground and Lucifer which had already been released.[55] Once the first and second season were released on Netflix together the series gained 2.17 billion streaming minutes after seven days across its then 20-episodes.[56] The following month the series topped Netflix's most-viewed series list for the entire 30-day period.[57] Netflix reported that 50 million accounts viewed at least two minutes of an episode during that time period.[58]

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