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Even if you're not a hardcore fan of the original Karate Kid films, Cobra Kai is still a solidly entertaining show to stream on Netflix.

Picking up where Robert Mark Kamen's original films left off, the show throws us back into the lives of karate prodigies Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) 34 years after the two faced off at the All-Valley Karate Championship. After reigniting their age-old rivalry, the two wind up rediscovering their love of martial arts, which leads them both to opening up competing dojos. Needless to say, this creates all sorts of drama that transcends to their kids and gets messier by the minute.

As viewers of the first three seasons know, the show's got it all '80s nostalgia, heart-stopping drama, light-hearted humor, and many epic karate battle scenes. Now that the show is three seasons in, fans are ready to find out what's to come next in the upcoming season.

Here's all that we know about season 4 of Cobra Kai:

Right now, it sounds like the cast and crew of Cobra Kai are aiming to shoot season 4 in early 2021 at least, that was the plan in December, according to what co-creator and writer Jon Hurwitz told Gamesradar.com. Co-creator Hayden Schlossberg also confirmed this timeline when she tweeted in early January that everyone was traveling to Atlanta to begin production.

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In terms of a release date, Jon tweeted back in November that he "imagines" season 4 would come out "roughly one year after season 3." If that's the case, fans can expect Cobra Kai season 4 to premiere on Netflix around January of 2022. That said, the coronavirus pandemic has been causing all sorts of production delays across the board, so we'll just have to wait and see.

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Karate Kid enthusiasts were excited to see Elisabeth Shue come back as Johnny's all-time crush Ali in season 3. Likewise, Cobra Kai's latest season paid tribute to The Karate Kid Part II with the return of Kumiko (Tamlyn Tomita) and Chozen (Yuji Okumoto). Though we can't say for sure, it's probably safe to assume that Cobra Kai creators will bring back another handful of throwback characters for fans of the classic '80s films. One of those will likely be Thomas Ian Griffith, who played antagonist Terry Silver in The Karate Kid Part III.

But guest star speculation aside, it sounds like all of your favorites from Miyagi-Do, Cobra Kai, and Eagle Fang and more will be back, including:

If you watched season 3, you know that tensions are extremely high between Cobra Kai, Miyagi-Do, and Johnny's new dojo Eagle Fang. Following an intense karate fight at the LaRusso home, longtime karate rivals Daniel and Johnny realize that they must start working together to take down Kreese (Martin Kove). In the season 3 finale, the two are seen training their students in the Miyagi-Do haven together, indicating that a new chapter for the frenemies is about to begin in season 4.

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Meanwhile, it appears Kreese is beginning to train Johnny's son, Robby (Tanner Buchanan), after taking advantage of the teen's hard feelings toward Daniel, his father, Miguel (Xolo Mariduea), and Sam (Mary Mouser). Though Cobra Kai is down Hawk (Jacob Bertrand) and Miguel, Kreese is still working on making two of his star fighters, Kyler (Joe Seo) and Tory (Peyton List), even more aggressive. On top of that, Kreese may be getting recruitment help in the days ahead from one of his fellow Vietnam soldiers Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith).

So far, the show has only been renewed for one more season. But if showrunner Josh Heald has it his way, he told TVLine.com that there are still a few more Cobra Kai chapters beyond season 4 to explore.

"We have an endgame in our heads. Weve had one for quite some time, and its not in season 4. Its well beyond that," Josh said to the outlet. "In our minds, we have seasons worth of story that is necessary to tell before we get to that endgame ..."

Of course, he does realize that Netflix will make the ultimate decision: "Can we write to that endgame? Can we know that its coming? Thats not always the case with television and we respect that. For now, were continuing to write at the same speed and with the same path that we set out with from the beginning."

Seasons 1, 2, and 3 of Cobra Kai are available to stream now on Netflix likewise, season 4 will also be accessible on the platform when its released.

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Knowing that it'll be a bit before Cobra Kai season 4 is released, fans should consider rewatching the original Karate Kid movies. After all, it's very likely that the show's writers will continue to bring back more characters from the original flicks. Here's how to watch them all in order:

The Karate Kid

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The Karate Kid: Part II

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The Karate Kid III

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The Next Karate Kid

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The Karate Kid

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