[9] Heald, Hurwitz, and Schlossberg returned to executive produce the series through their production company Counterbalance Entertainment.

[10] Series stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka also serve as executive producers[11] alongside Will Smith, James Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett for Westbrook Entertainment and Susan Ekins for Sony Pictures Television.

Barnes initially starred in The Karate Kid Part III (1989) and first returned to the franchise in season 5 of Cobra Kai.

Kanan stated that after appearing in the previous season, he remained in contact with Hurwitz, Heald, and Sclossberg, who expressed interest in Barnes returning again.

Lee was cast to portray Master Kim Sun-Yung, a character first referenced by Terry Silver in Part III.

The website's consensus reads: "Having achieved mastery over its formula, Cobra Kai's sixth and final season doesn't hit as hard but still maintains excellent form.

"[33] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 67 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

[42] In the period of July 22–28, Cobra Kai continued to hold its spot as the most-viewed Netflix series, and received an additional 9.5 million views.

[44] In the United States, the second part was the sixth most-viewed program on Nielsen's streaming chart with 838 million minutes viewed for the week of November 18–24.