Natalie Williams

Natalie Williams is a character in Amazon Prime original series ***Panic***.

Natalie’s aspirations include a move to California and becoming an actress, just like her mother did. The loftiness of her ambitions and her disregard for practicalities belie the discipline and perceptiveness born of growing up a Deputy Sheriff’s daughter.

## Physical Appearance

Natalie has straight, brown hair and dark brown eyes. She is around the same height as Heather, though is not as slim as she is.

## Throughout Panic

Natalie has always intended on participating in Panic ever since she began high school, stating it as a way to make money in order to fulfill her dreams of moving to Los Angeles and becoming an actress.

## Relationships

### Heather Nill

*Main article: Heather and Natalie*

Natalie and Heather have been best friends since the first grade. When Natalie and her family moved to Carp, Texas she met Heather on a playground while talking to her imaginary friend; they've been best friends ever since. It drove a slight rift through the friendship when Heather decided to compete in Panic, after repeated telling Natalie that she wouldn't, especially since Natalie is also competing which means they'll be against each other for the first time ever. They seemed to make up and decided to split the money if either of them win, but Natalie made a similar deal with Dodge, thus her intentions were unclear. They continued to root for one another throughout the game, though Heather was still ahead of her. Natalie soon found out about Heather hooking up with Ray and got angry with her, even suggesting he was only interested in her because he wanted to distract her since she was in the lead. They unfortunately get trapped in the room they were in by Shawna and Mimi, which only escalated after realizing the Graybill house was on fire and struggled to escape. After getting Natalie out through the opening, Heather struggled to climb up the bookcase and got trapped. Natalie ran to find help, but luckily Heather punctured an opening through the wall and managed to escape,b ut quickly lost consciousness. Natalie soon found her, begging her to wake up. We later see Heather in the hospital with Natalie and Bishop beside her, both grateful that she's okay.

### John Williams

     Her father is the captain/deputy sheriff of the Richards Country Sheriff's Department, working under Sheriff Cortez and alongside Sergeant Langley. He assisted in trying to stop Panic from being played this year, as it killed the sheriff's son and his girlfriend the year prior. He doesn't know that Natalie is participating in the game until the last episode when she calls him about Joust and Cortez driving Dodge's car and Heather driving Ray's. He also seems to support her dream of becoming an actress, but urges her to take a few community courses before leaving for California.

### Dodge Mason

*Main article: Natalie and Dodge*

Natalie took an interest in Dodge initially at the first challenge, Pilot's Point. When he did the high jump, she seemed to realize that he was a serious contender for winning Panic, and began to zero in on him. While visiting his house and meeting his sister, she found out his real name, and that he re-enrolled in school after moving to Carp even though he already graduated high school.

### Bishop Moore

Bishop is also one of Natalie's best friends.

### Dayna Mason

Natalie met Dayna after venturing to Dodge's house. Dayna saw Natalie with their mail and called out, thinking she was trying to steal it.

## Notes and Trivia

* Natalie is played by Jessica Sula. She's actually British and worked with a dialect coach on her American accent.
* Natalie dated fellow classmate Tyler Young in sophomore year.
* In the novel, Natalie's surname was Velez.
* We find out later in the series that Natalie's mom did not die, but left for California to pursue acting, which is why she initially shows interest in California as well.

## Gallery

* Promotional
* Season 1 Screencaps