Cobra Kai Interview: William Zabka on Season 4, How I Met Your Mother and More

Even after three seasons of Cobra Kai, I still can’t quite get over how special the Karate Kid franchise has become. Yes, the original films are iconic, but it’s a standout achievement to be able to make the leap into revival territory and bring in a whole new generation of fans in the process, and creators Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg have most certainly accomplished just that. While Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso was very much the hero of the 1984 film, Cobra Kai proved there can be great value in revisiting a seemingly cut-and-dried story from another perspective. Back then, it might have felt easy to label William Zabka’s Johnny Lawrence a bad guy and a bully. But now, thanks to Cobra Kai, it’s abundantly clear that there’s great value in how Daniel studies karate and in Johnny’s approach as well. Given where Season 3 left us, anticipation is sky high when it comes to seeing how the two opt to meld those tactics while working together to take on Cobra Kai, John Kreese (Martin Kove) - and Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith). With Cobra Kai moving full steam towards a fourth season which is set to debut on Netflix later this year, Zabka joined us for an episode of Collider Connected to discuss his journey going from The Karate Kid to Cobra Kai, which includes a slew of other accomplishments in between. Hear all about Zabka's visits to the set of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, his Karate Kid audition, his multi-episode run on How I Met Your Mother, his Cobra Kai Season 4 tease and loads more in this edition of Collider Connected! #CobraKai #WilliamZabka #HowIMetYourMother For interviews, movie reviews, and more visit https://collider.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL   / collider     / collider     / collider