Cobra Kai (2018)

Name: Cobra Kai
Released: 2018
Rating: 8
Cast: William Zabka, Ralph Macchio, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan

TV-14 8.0/10 IMDb

Action & Adventure Drama Comedy

This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi.

Creator: Josh Heald, Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz

Cast: William Zabka, Ralph Macchio, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent (referenced)Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation) (referenced)

Other

Car accidents / crashes Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction War / combat Wrongful imprisonment

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Snakes

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) (referenced)Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

8 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 6 warnings

Avg severity:(2.2)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationAlcohol abuse (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violence

Season 2 6 warnings

Avg severity:(2.5)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationAlcohol abuse (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violence

Season 3 8 warnings

Avg severity:(2.5)

Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatSnakesAlcohol abuse (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceTorture

Season 4 6 warnings

Avg severity:(2.2)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violence

Season 5 6 warnings

Avg severity:(2.5)

Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violence

Season 6 6 warnings

Avg severity:(2.3)

Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationAlcohol abuse (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violence