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The man behind 'Cobra Kai' hero Johnny Lawrence talks his character's redemption arc, potential spinoffs, and having Ralph Macchio call him a 'p---y.' ew.com/cobra-kai-william-zab…

William Zabka: Director. And a damn great one he is. Most people just think of Billy as a badass actor. But did you know he was nominated for an Academy Award for a short he wrote and produced? Billy’s a filmmaker in every sense of the word. He can truly do it all. (You should see the edits he’d send us off of monitor footage!) We always wanted to find an opportunity for Billy to direct on Cobra Kai, but he was in so many scenes and had so many fights to train for that it was virtually impossible for him to have had enough time to prep given our insanely rushed and his insanely packed schedule. Due to constraints with our All Valley Sports Arena location, the final episode we actually filmed in Atlanta was 612. With Billy’s heaviest lifting in front of the camera behind him, this was the perfect time for him to finally direct. It also just felt fitting to end with Billy, since his talents were what inspired the show in the first place. What a joy it was for the entire cast and crew. And we all love the episode he delivered. Still wish we could have afforded Lunatic Fringe for the opening scene like he wanted, but those are the kinds of compromises you need to make when producing a 37 minute action series on a 22 minute comedy budget. We can’t wait for Billy to direct for us again in the future. Only next time, we promise to give him some serious fight scenes to attack. That’s his bread and butter and we know they’ll kick as much ass as he did as Johnny Lawrence! #CobraKai #Netflix #BehindTheScenes