When Cobra Kaiin Karate students who throw their fists and create hell return to the dojo, there will be an empty spot on the carpet.
Season 3 karate Kid the series sequence returns on Friday, January 1 (all 10 episodes, Netflix), but as Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do deal with the aftermath of the violent fight that left Miguel hospitalized, Nichole Brown’s Aisha will be noticeably absent.
Brown initially broke the news of his departure in an Instagram story in September 2019, writing: “Officially NOT in the 3rd season of # CobraKai … Unfortunately, but thanks for the opportunity and the time I had on the show.”
In an interview with TVLine, executive producer and co-showrunner Jon Hurwitz confirms that Aisha will be MIA next season, with the character’s disappearance act explained in the premiere.
“We love Aisha and we love Nichole Brown,” he says, before hinting that the character could return in later seasons. Hurwitz points to other West Valley High School students (and a stupid but well-meaning cousin) who were written, but go be coming back in Snake Kaithird act of.
“ÇCertain characters we love in Season 1 did not appear in Season 2, like Kyler, Yasmine and Louie, ”says Hurwitz. “Before the season, we told Nichole the same thing we said to the actors: that just because a character doesn’t appear for a period of time doesn’t mean that he left the universe, that he can’t come back again. We love this character, and maybe we can see him again one day. “
Adds fellow EP / co-showrunner Josh Heald: “We have a long story to tell. We tend to look at the show in a very long view, where the inputs and outputs are impactful and important. Sometimes, people need to go out to do their [re-entry] a little different and bigger. “
Aisha started the series as the distant childhood friend of Samantha LaRusso (Mary Mouser). After meeting Miguel Diaz (Xolo Maridueña), she joined him in Cobra Kai and became Johnny Lawrence’s second official student.
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