Jacob Bertrand is Ready to Soar Like a Hawk After the End of ‘Cobra Kai’

Jacob Bertrand is busy. The discharge of Cobra Kai‘s remaining season is now on Netflix, which concerned loads of press, an enormous premiere social gathering, and naturally, quite a lot of emotional goodbyes to his forged members from the final seven years. However after we chat he doesn’t break his stride. Even when the decision drops a number of instances, you possibly can simply inform that he’s obtained this.

Perhaps it’s all that martial arts coaching. Perhaps it’s as a result of he’s excited to speak in regards to the future. Or possibly it’s as a result of he’s taking his personal mom’s recommendation to only have enjoyable to coronary heart, but it surely’s infectious all through out chat. And, after all, he’s doing all of this as he’s on his method from yet one more job, a voice over gig that’s solely one of many many issues that he hopes so as to add extra of to his checklist.

All of it is sensible, particularly because the actor is on the brink of fly out on his personal for the primary time in seven years because the present involves an finish. And whereas it might nonetheless not be utterly over (there are nonetheless two extra components left to come back for season 6), he’s already needed to say goodbye to a few of it…twice!

Cosmopolitan caught up with the Cobra Kai star after the premiere of season 6 half 1 to seek out out extra we will count on because the collection involves an finish, his friendships with the forged, and the one venture that he’s truly dying to get on.

I can’t imagine this present is sort of over. I’m positive you possibly can’t imagine it both.

Yeah, it’s it’s actually bizarre. Truthfully, it’s bizarre to be on a present for thus lengthy after which have it finish.

What was the final day on set like?

So, I had a faux out. My final day was speculated to be with Gianni DeCenzo, and we did our final day, and it was actually candy. It was emotional and tremendous enjoyable. After which I obtained referred to as in on the final day of manufacturing taking pictures as a result of they wanted to do second unit stunt stuff. So my final day wasn’t actually my final day.

You mainly obtained two emotional goodbyes!

Sure, one with Gianni and one with the stunt workforce.

I bear in mind speaking with you and Xolo Maridueña again for season 3 and also you each mentioning how intently you started working with them.

We now have the bond of shared struggling. That’s type of what our factor is.

That is such an enormous turning level for Hawk the place we additionally see him form of figuring himself out for the long run. Do you are feeling like that parallels what you’re doing now?

A variety of us didn’t get to go to varsity and this was type of our school. Xolo and I had been roommates whereas we had been filming, Peyton Record lived within the again home. Gianni was over on a regular basis. It form of felt like we had been all residing in the identical dorm. And it’s true, like this actually does parallel our careers as everybody’s form of transferring on to do different issues. We’re nonetheless going to say associates, it’s only a actually odd time.

Now I’m heading out into the world. This present was so constant and such a secure factor in my life is and now it’s coming to a detailed. The alternatives are countless now, but it surely’s scary, in a method, to be leaving. I really feel such as you get that after each factor you do wraps up. Whether or not it’s a film or TV present that’s gone 1, 2, or 3 seasons. There’s at all times that feeling that countless journey awaits. I’m fortunate with Xolo and Gianni and Peyton the place we at all times see one another on a regular basis in LA.

It’s additionally fascinating seeing Hawk making an attempt to determine every part, particularly so independently.

That sort of stuff is at all times cool to get to discover.The writers are continually considering of recent issues so as to add into a personality and making an attempt to drive them to develop. It’s bizarre as a result of Hawk actually got here into his personal by attending to develop with all these guys. However now he’s type of branching out.

Did y’all get the scripts suddenly?

No, we get them as they arrive! So we’re going by way of all that stuff and I don’t know what’s essentially goes to be occurring 100%.

So how did you are feeling about the potential of Hawk not going to Barcelona?

Yeah, that will’ve sucked. Once I was studying the script, I used to be like, Wait, what? I don’t even go? Oh my gosh, I’m gonna be on the sidelines cheering from the TV.

And that turns into such an enormous level in his friendship with Dimitri!

We’ve by no means actually seen this facet of the Binary Brothers. A variety of what it was earlier than was Dimitri making an attempt to deliver Hawk again into the great facet. Now it’s simply good quaint bickering. They each have issues that they’re offended with one another about and try to see how they’ll make this work whereas combating. Half two undoubtedly has much more bickering than that got here from.

Can we speak in regards to the school frat struggle scene? It regarded like a lot enjoyable!

That struggle scene specifically was simply a lot enjoyable. It was loopy hectic! I’ll say we didn’t have a ton of time to get to study that one, and even much less time on the day taking pictures it. However it was a blast. I couldn’t ask for something extra in that sort of struggle. Everybody will get a very cool second. Attending to movie with Joe Search engine optimization and Bo Mitchell once more was a complete fucking blast. That’s one in every of my favorites of the season.

How do you are feeling such as you had been pushed as an actor on this function?

I obtained the prospect to coach my appearing muscular tissues and the martial arts. I imply we just about realized a complete new talent set. It’s such a blessing.

And getting the prospect to study from individuals who have been doing it for thus lengthy!

Getting the information from Billy and Ralph and the way they do every part has been the perfect.

How has all of it affected what you need to do sooner or later? Do you need to do extra martial arts based mostly initiatives?

I’d like to maintain doing motion stuff. I form of miss it now that I’m considering, Oh, man! We’re not going to be stunt coaching. We’re not going to be doing as a lot struggle scenes. The present is over!

I’d additionally like to do different issues! I down for every part! I simply love attending to act so long as it’s a cool character.

I bear in mind after we caught up on the Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2023 that you just needed to get into extra voice appearing.

That’s truly one thing that I actually need to get extra into: anime dubbing. I really like anime, and I’m making an attempt to be careful for you recognize what new exhibits are popping out. What new mangas are getting diversifications. I do know Gachiakuta was simply introduced to be made into an anime so I’m dying for a task in that! That might be tremendous enjoyable!

What has this journey train you career-wise?

I used to be very near not doing Cobra Kai. I has simply come off of a present that I used to be on and I actually needed to go away for school. I actually needed to go to movie college, and that was my objective. Ten I booked this function and I used to be like, Nicely, it’s YouTube Purple. Is anybody gonna watch this? Earlier than my first audition, I didn’t know that there was a Hawk, it was simply Eli on the time. And my mother was like, Jacob, you by no means know who you’re going to be and what the expertise goes to be like. You must simply do it. Have enjoyable. No matter little cash you make from it use it to pay for school.

My mother is at all times proper, however I’m so grateful that my mother was capable of give me her perspective on it, as a result of I wouldn’t be on this loopy present and never made among the greatest associates I’ve ever made my life with out it. It’s a complete blast that I’ve gotten to get pleasure from this.

I assume that leaves us with one remaining query: contemplating this takes place within the Karate Child universe and we all know there’s extra coming, is that this actually the tip for Eli?

Except you character dies, there actually is not any finish. And even then, there’s many flashbacks which may occur.

So will we be seeing the mohawk once more?

I’d like to get a mohawk. There are extra mohawks sooner or later is what I’ll say.

Cobra Kai season 6 half 1 is now airing on Netflix. Half 2 will air on November 15 with half 3 airing in 2025.