Netflix has renewed its popular series Cobra Kai for a fifth season. The news comes just ahead of the premiere of the fourth season in December this year.

Netflix posted a teaser video on its official Twitter handle to announce the news. "'Cobra Kai' Season 5. It's happening!!" wrote the streamer.

Cobra Kai, starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, is a spin-off series to The Karate Kid franchise that follows the competitive world of martial arts in Southern California. Set after 34 years, the story follows the reopening of the Cobra Kai karate dojo by Johnny Lawrence (Zabka) and the rekindling of his old rivalry with Daniel LaRusso (Macchio).

The series has been created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg.