, the franchise reunited cast, with both Sean Kanan and Robyn Lively reprising their roles as Mike Barnes and Jessica Andrews on the Netflix series.
While Kanan’s return was announced ahead of season 5’s debut on Sept. 9, Lively’s appearance on the show was a surprise for longtime fans of the films.
This season, they joined other returning stars, Yuji Okumoto, Thomas Ian Griffith and Martin Kove, as Chozen Toguchi, Terry Silver and John Kreese, respectively, as well as Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, who continue to lead the series as on-and-off again rivals Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence. “Sean is fantastic in the show by the way,” Okumoto says.
While speaking to ET, he, Macchio and their other co-stars gush about the latest crop of performers to appear on the series. [: Spoilers for season 5.] Mike first shows up in episode three, as Daniel is forced to call upon old friends – err, enemies – in order to strengthen his numbers in the ongoing battle with Terry for control of the Valley.
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