The cast of Cobra Kai reacts to the possibility of Hilary Swank's Julie Pierce returning in future seasons. The Karate Kid franchise returned in a big way in 2018 when YouTube launched the sequel series starring Johnny Lawrence (William Zapka) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio)Cobra Kai gained a much bigger audience after it came to Netflix ahead of season 3, where it became one of the streaming service's most popular shows. For that reason, Cobra Kai season 5 has already been announced and is done filming. It will pick up after the dramatic events of season 4, which continued to bring back characters from the original movies.

The core focus of Cobra Kai has always stayed on Johnny and Daniel's ongoing rivalry as they teach the next generation fighters. While this has allowed the series to introduce new, fan-favorite characters like Miguel, Hawk, Tory, and Sam, it has not shied away from bringing back people from the movies. The returning Karate Kid characters in Cobra Kai range from Elisabeth Shue's Ali to Thomas Ian Griffith's Terry Silver. The series has brought back most of the notable characters from the movies at this point, but there is still one major celebrity fans keep asking for, The Next Karate Kid star Hilary Swank.

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The cast of Cobra Kai, including Ralph Macchio, William Zapka, Hawk/Eli actor Jacob Bertrand, and Robby actor Tanner Buchanan, spoke to ET about the possibility of Hilary Swank's Julie Pierce joining Cobra Kai. Macchio and Zapka both said that it's a possibility since she is an established part of the Miyagi-verse but couldn't say if she is in the plans or not. Bertrand and Buchanan are also big fans of the idea and hope Hilary Swank shows up in Cobra Kai.

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There has long been an interest in seeing Hilary Swank return in Cobra Kai season 5 in her Karate Kid 4 role. The door is also wide open for Julie Pierce's return, as Cobra Kai co-creator Hayden Schlossberg recently fueled speculation that she's coming. He mentioned in a recent interview that "anything is possible" when it comes to bringing back Hilary Swank, as he called Julie "one of the toys in the toy chest" that they could use at any time. However, there is no confirmation that Hilary Swank will appear on Cobra Kai.

If there was ever a time for Julie Pierce to return, Cobra Kai season 5 could be the best place. She could join Daniel and Chozen (Yuji Okumoto) in taking down Cobra Kai once and for all, especially now that Terry Silver is taking the group down an even more dangerous path. It could also be the right time to reveal that Julie Pierce is Tory's mom, a popular theory, and have the former Miyagi student help turn Cobra Kai's current women's champion against them. Now, audiences will have to wait and see if Hilary Swank's Julie Pierce returns in Cobra Kai in the future.

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Source: ET