According to Deadline, Minx actress Alicia Hannah-Kim has officially been tapped to join Thomas Ian Griffith in the forthcoming fifth season of Netflix’s hit martial art dramedy Cobra Kai. Hannah-Kim is set to portray the role of Kim Da-Eun, a South Korean sensei “who factors into Terry Silver’s plans for accelerating Cobra Kai’s expansion.”
In addition, Dallas Dupree Young, who first played the role of Kenny Payne in the last season, has now been upped as a series regular in Cobra Kai Season 5, which is slated to make its debut on September 9.
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In Cobra Kai, Ralph Macchio and William Zabka revisit their star-making roles from the iconic film franchise, The Karate Kid. The epic adversaries return to the dojo, thirty years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament. A down-and-out Johnny Lawrence (Zabka) seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo, reigniting his rivalry with a now-successful Daniel LaRusso (Macchio), who has been struggling to maintain balance in his life without the guidance of his mentor, Mr. Miyagi.
It also stars Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, Peyton List, Courtney Henggeler, Vanessa Rubio, Jacob Bertrand, Gianni Decenzo, and Martin Kove. Season 5 will once again feature the return of Karate Kid II alum Yuki Okumoto as Chozen.
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Cobra Kai is written and executive produced by Heald, Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg via their Counterbalance Entertainment banner. Executive producers are Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Will Smith, James Lassiter, and Caleeb Pinkett for Overbrook Entertainment, along with Susan Ekins in association with Sony Pictures Television.
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