Everett Lang

**Everett Lang** is a main character on the Paramount+ original supernatural drama, *Wolf Pack*. He is portrayed by Armani Jackson.

Everett is bitten by a werewolf alongside Blake on the freeway after it was unleashed by a wildfire. This bite not only granted him immense power and a new physique to match, but it also created a mental link between him and Blake.

## Biography

### Early life

Everett comes from an abusive household. His mother in particular belittles him and is prone to violence, evident by how she degrades his injuries in the hospital and later slaps him, with her disdain for him dating back to when he was a toddler with colic. His father seems to be the more level-headed of the two, but also unwilling to step up and effectively protect him from his wife's emotional outbursts. Whether there's a connection to be made or not, Everett also suffers from severe anxiety. So he began seeing a psychiatrist, who prescribed him Ativan, a strong drug used to treat anxiety.

### Becoming a werewolf

After a session with his psychiatrist, Everett joins the other students on the bus in looking at the blazing fire in the distance, at which point, the wildlife within the forest comes running for safety, causing forcing the students to evacuate the bus, at which point, Everett is bitten by the werewolf. Disoriented, he is nearly killed by a speeding car but is saved by Blake. Everett then heads to the hospital, where he is warned by a mysterious caller that the werewolf is coming back to kill him before the next full moon.

Soon after, he discovers that his wound has nearly healed. Panicked, Everett flees the hospital to convene with Blake. However, the two of them are nearly killed by the werewolf, but narrowly manage to escape. After parting ways, he gets a call from LAFD investigator Kristin Ramsey, who reveals that the arsonist that started the fire is a teenager and likely a student who was on the bus. Everett is then overcome by a high-pitched tone that triggers a response in him, sending him to a clearing, where he not only reconvenes with Blake, but is met by Luna and Harlan, who reveals that they're werewolves.

On the ride home with Blake, Luna, and Harlan, Everett attempts to ask if they're werewolves, but Harlan is reluctant to answer any questions whilst Luna on the other hand is a bit curious herself, asking why they were in the woods and if they got bit. Once home, Everett is slapped by his mother and sent to his room, where he sleeps an entire day away and dreams of Blake. When Everett finally awakens, he's under his bed and has clawed his own palms. He then heads downstairs, where he is questioned by Investigator Ramsey and Officer Jang. Afterward, he invites Connor over and learns that he too was bitten by something on the freeway. As the moon rises in the sky, Everett visit Blake at the motel. The two nearly kiss until he gets a call from Connor, revealing that he's being chased in the hospital. However, by the time they arrive, all that's left is his leg cast.

After suffering a mild panic attack in the car, Everett, Blake, Luna, and Harlan are taken to the station for questioning. Connor is missing, and they ask if he had anything to do with the fire, but Everett insists he wouldn't do anything like that. Ramsey then reveals they have a witness putting Everett and his friends close to the point of origin of the fire, but Everett claims they were smoking weed. Not only can he hear Harlan in the other room, but so can Blake and Luna. Overwhelmed, Everett contemplates calling his parents or a lawyer. Fortunately, he is released into Garrett's custody, as is Blake. Garrett brings the four of them home, where Everett has a sex dream about Blake and cautiously follows her out the back door, where he comes face to face with the werewolf. However, it ultimately decides to spare them after discovering they've connected with the twins.

After overhearing his mother voice her disdain for him, Everett decides to walk to school, where he agrees to give Austin sleeping pills in exchange for him revealing what he saw on the highway. Overwhelmed by his anxiety, Everett rushes to the bathroom, where he is met by Blake, Luna, and Harlan, all of whom seem to be suffering a similar experience due to Everett's overwhelming anxiety due to recent events, which leads to an altercation between him and Harlan, who slams Everett into a mirror and unintentionally bares his fangs, scaring him as well as the rest of the pack, resulting in the four of them parting ways. However, that night, Everett finds himself drawn to Blake as she searches for Danny, who has gone missing. He hears her howl and comes running, ultimately finding Danny and returning him to Blake.

### Connected to Baron

After failing to rescue Nurse Hughes in the most recent attack from the werewolf, Everett goes to the gym to work on his strength, as he couldn't get the door off in time to save her. There, he and Harlan engage in a bit of friendly competition and discuss how to better harness their abilities. That night, Everett, Blake, Harlan, and Luna, go to Tia's after learning from the unknown caller that this is where the werewolf plans to strike next, which he does, but before Everett kisses Blake.

As the party goers retreat inside, Everett comes across another kid, who is shirtless, pale, and has blond hair. To everyone inside, Everett corroborate Austin's story to a degree, claiming that an animal has been killing people, but he claims that it is simply a bear. Afterward, Everett returns home, where his father instructs him to continue taking his meds after noticing that Everett has gone a week without doing so. The following day, the pack convenes in the barn, where they learn that one of Cyrus' father's crew mates survived the fire from 17 years ago. From Malcolm, they learn that the hotshot crew killed the twins' mother and that their father then killed the crew. However, it isn't their father whose been attacking people, Garrett reveals. It's their brother, Baron, who Everett crossed paths with at the party.

Everett's dream is invaded by Baron. He finds himself crossing paths with his pack mate throughout various locations of the house. First in his bedroom and bathroom, and then downstairs, where Baron explains that he doesn't know how to stop the wolf from killing and Phoebe warns Everett that Austin is next. With this, Everett devises a plan to trap Baron, kill the werewolf, and then resuscitate him once he's in human form. Using Austin as bait, they lure the werewolf to the medical freezer at the hospital, where Everett faces off with Baron and reminds him of who he is, buying them enough time to lock Baron inside and slow his heart rate to a point of near death, leaving him in his human form. However, before they can revive him, Austin stabs Baron with a silver coated knife.

Everett frantically removes the silver-coated blade from Baron's chest and brings him back home to rest. There, he and Blake learn from the unknown caller that if Baron dies, they will become human again. The following day, he and Blake find themselves at odds after she expresses her desire to become human, whereas Everett would rather remain a werewolf and learn to control his new abilities. He then accompanies the Briggs to the hospital, where Garrett checks Baron into the ER and Everett is then placed on a 72-hour hold by his father due to his recent behavior and alleged threats towards his mother.

## Powers and abilities

Since being bitten by a werewolf, Everett has gained supernatural strength, making him strong enough to punch through thick wooden support beam with ease and rival Baron's strength whilst he was transformed. Additionally, this increase in strength altered his physique, with Everett developing abs and noting that it's as if he "put on ten pounds of muscle in the last two hours." The transition has seemingly altered Everett on a psychological level as well, evident by him no longer needing to take his prescribed medication.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* From a Spark to a Flame
* Two Bitten, Two Born
* Origin Point
* Fear and Pain
* Incendiary
* After Party
* Lion's Breath
* Trophic Cascade

## References

1. ↑ Season 1, Episode 1: ***From a Spark to a Flame***
2. ↑ Season 1, Episode 2: ***Two Bitten, Two Born***
3. ↑ Season 1, Episode 3: ***Origin Point***
4. ↑ Season 1, Episode 4: ***Fear and Pain***
5. ↑ Season 1, Episode 5: ***Incendiary***
6. ↑ Season 1, Episode 6: ***After Party***
7. ↑ Season 1, Episode 7: ***Lion's Breath***
8. ↑ Season 1, Episode 8: ***Trophic Cascade***