A classic Netflix show returns to the top of the charts - heads straight to number one

Vikings: Valhalla has been bumped off the top of the chart by another long-running Netflix favourite.

Cobra Kai’s sixth season has just been released, and sees the show become the most-watched show on Netflix yet again.

Its moment in the sun may not be all that long, though. At the time of writing there are three days of streaming data available, and it already seems to be dropping down the charts in some countries — a little.

It’s currently the number one pick in 54 places, from a peak of 67 countries, according to Flixpatrol.

This could be down to the way Netflix has chosen to release Cobra Kai’s sixth season.

It’s heading our way in three parts, with just five episodes per release. So even if you were to watch all of them, you’re not clocking up as many hours as, say, an eight-episode season of 45-minute episodes.

It also means Coba Kai gets three shots at the Netflix charts, though. Part 2 is coming in November, and the final five episodes will arrive in 2025.

The beginning of season six sees the dojo’s students training for the Sekai Taikai tournament.

It’s had the weakest reviews the show has received to date. But let’s not forget these reviews are only based on the first third of the season.

Cobra Kai season 6 also sits happily at a respectable 86% fresh over at Rotten Tomatoes.

A common criticism is there’s just not the usual level of stakes going on in this new season. But there’s plenty of time for that to heat up in November with Cobra Kai Part 2.

Other seasons of the show have had 10 episodes. Season six is a 15-episode run, so we still have a full season’s worth to come by Cobra Kai standards.

“Season 6 expands the Karate Kid/Cobra Kai universe more than the first 5 seasons combined. The world building has been truly exhilarating,” show runner Jon Hurwitz posted on X back in March.

He has also said the choice to end the show was his, and that of the rest of the creative team, not that of the Netflix execs.

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