‘Cobra Kai’ and 5 More Shows That Got a Second Life on Netflix

Netflix has made a habit of resurrecting canceled series

"Cobra Kai" Season 6 Part 3 (Credit: Netflix)
"Cobra Kai" Season 6 Part 3 (Credit: Netflix)

“Cobra Kai” isn’t the only canceled TV show Netflix has resurrected. The “Karate Kid” sequel series began as an original production of the short-lived YouTube Red (now known as YouTube Premium), and it ran for two seasons on that streaming service. When YouTube decided to move away from original scripted content, though, Netflix swooped in and picked up “Cobra Kai.” Now, five years later, Netflix has released the last episodes of the series’ sixth and final season.

“Cobra Kai” is arguably the most successful and well-known example of Netflix saving a dead TV series, but the streaming service has been pulling that move for well over a decade (see: the anticlimactic return of “Arrested Development” first in 2013 and then again in 2019). Here are five other shows that were lucky enough to get a second life on Netflix.

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