'Cobra Kai' Stars Celebrate the End of Shooting Season 4 amid COVID-19: 'Officially Wrapped'

Cobra Kaifans have something to look forward to as production onthe Netflix hit’sfourth season has officially wrapped.

Over the weekend, starsRalph Macchio,William Zabkaand Martin Kove celebrated the end of filming in Atlanta on social media. ForMacchio’s Instagram poston Sunday, he reflected on the series' early beginnings.

“Three years ago today with the big three and Billy Z promoting the launch of @cobrakaiseries and last week celebrating the wrap of #CobraKai Season 4 on @netflix,” the 59-year-old actor wrote, sharing photos of theCobra Kaibunch promoting the series during its premiere year and commemorating the end of filming on season 4 over dinner. “What a journey! Can’t wait to share the new season!!”

Zabka, 55,tweeted out photosof himself wearing a protective face mask on set while practicing karate moves. “After 3 1/2 months of production, I’m proud to say #CobraKaiSeason4 is officially wrapped! “Ready???! LET’S BEGIN!” #sentfrommysmartphone🦅,” he wrote.

On the night production concluded in Georgia on April 30, Kove wrotea lengthy Instagram postabout the journey of making the series amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“What a season and what a year. A crew that is fearless and shows no mercy, through Covid we pushed on, we striked first and with a cast that strikes hard,” Kove, 75, captioned his post featuring his black and white headshot. “@jonhurwitz @healdrules & @haydenschlossberg101 you have more energy than I knew was humanly possible. The Captains of our cobra Kai ship, leading us to glory daily, without your leadership we would be lost in the waters. Thank you @netflix and @sptv for allowing us to sweep the leg day in and day out.”

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“To @ralph_macchio & @william_zabka the battle rages on! I couldn’t be more humbled to work alongside you both,” he added.

Series creators Josh Heald and Jon Hurwitz additionally tweeted about the end of production as well. “I’ve been riding a pendulum from exhausted to exhilarated (and back again) for the past four months. It feels tremendous to wrap @CobraKaiSeries Season 4 production,” Heald, 45,wrote on April 30. “But it feels even better knowing that we conquered our most ambitious season yet. This one … well just you wait.”

Ralph Macchio and William Zabka in Netflix’s Cobra Kai.Everett

Cobra Kai,based on theKarate Kidfilm seriesfrom the 1980s, premiered on YouTube Red in 2018. Netflix later acquired the show’s distribution rights in mid-2020, resulting in the series' third seasonpremiering on the popular streaming platformearlier this year.

Taking place decades after their first face-off in the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, Daniel LaRusso (Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (Zabka) — now both middle-aged — become martial-arts rivals once again.

Macchio previously opened up to PEOPLE about how fans from different generationshave been able to embrace theKarate Kiduniverse, even now throughCobra Kai.

“Kids see the show and then tell their parents, ‘Hey, you should check this out. It’s really cool.’ And the parents say, ‘What are you talking about? That was our first date movie,'” he told PEOPLE at the time. “To go through the ebbs and flows of popularity for 36-plus years and now be in a place where parents, kids and even grandparents are sharing the same excitement is really special.”

A release date forCobra Kaiseason 4 has not yet been announced. The first three seasons arenow available to stream on Netflix.

source: people.com