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Cobra Kai actor William Zabka teases "unpredictable" season 3 and if Ali will return

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By Bradley Russell published 23 September 2020

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Cobra Kai season 3 has a lot to deal with. Not least of all the fan anticipation that has steadily built up since the Karate Kid spin-off series has started streaming on Netflix. But there are also cliffhangers, characters in peril, and the chance of a major character returning from the original Karate Kid.

William Zabka – who plays Johnny Lawrence – isn’t giving away any concrete answers yet. However, he told ComicBook.com that the moment where Johnny throws his phone in his ocean, only to have it resurface with a friend request from old Karate Kid flame Ali (Elizabeth Shue), isn’t clear cut.

“Nothing is as it seems, I can tell you that,” Zabka teased. “I’ve been saying this for the past two seasons, [Ali] is a big missing part of his life, she’s the love that got away and would, in some form, love to reconnect. But the show’s full of surprises…”

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What else can we expect from season 3? Thankfully, more of the same. “So it does have a rebound [from the season 2 ending] but a great thing about the show is it's really unpredictable. And the writing is really unpredictable. So it's like, left, right, left, right. Bam — hit a wall, things blow up, and then it's all back together and there's comedy in it. It's just so well-crafted,” Zabka said.

Hints and hopes aside, there is one thing that’s official when it comes to Cobra Kai season 3: it’s coming in 2021. Creator Jon Hurwitz confirmed on Twitter that the new season has already been filmed and edited and will be available on Netflix next year.

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