Ezekiel Reyes

Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes is a fictional character and the protagonist on the FX television series Mayans M.C., a spin-off of Sons of Anarchy, played by J. D. Pardo.[1][2] A member of the titular motorcycle club, he is a Prospect for the majority of the first two seasons of the series. The brother of club member Angel Reyes, EZ becomes a full patch member by the end of the second season.[3][4][5] Pardo had to go through a transformation for the role, including gaining muscle.[6] Mayans M.C. takes place in the same fictional universe as Sons of Anarchy and deals with the Sons' rivals-turned-allies, the Mayans Motorcycle Club.

Ezekiel Reyes
Mayans M.C. character
First appearance"Perro/Oc" (2018)
Created byKurt Sutter
Elgin James
Portrayed byJ. D. Pardo
In-universe information
AliasEZ
Family
  • Marisol Reyes (mother)
  • Felipe Reyes (father)
  • Angel Reyes (brother)
  • Kevin Jimenez (cousin)
  • Miguel Galindo (half brother)
Significant otherEmily Thomas

Character biography

Season 1
See also: Mayans M.C. (season 1)

Ezekiel Reyes joins the Mayans M.C. Santo Padre charter as a Prospect.

Season 2
See also: Mayans M.C. (season 2)

Ezekiel is mere weeks away from getting past "Prospect" status and getting voted in or out of the club properly. His new sponsor Bishop; the club's president, seems impressed with EZ's performance, as does the rest of the M.C. overall. However, a divided Reyes family has let tension set within the club. EZ comes closer to cracking into Happy Lowman's involvement with killing operations for SAMCRO, including the murder of his own mother. EZ reveals the truth to Angel about their mother's death, and that he got information on the side about her killer. He recognized the man as Happy Lowman; a member of SAMCRO. Angel visits Adelita, who's pregnant with their child. On their way to Stockton, Angel and EZ get into trouble with the Swole Boys, a biker club who tries to claim the highway as their territory but find themselves quickly outclassed, twice. While the club visits Mayan's Stockton Charter, EZ witnesses one of their members, Medina, is shot dead by two dirty cops. The Reyes brothers settle their differences and team up together to help with the investigation of Happy's killing of their mother. The Mayans get revenge by brutally killing the cop who shot Medina. After the funeral, Angel and EZ travel to Charming and break into Happy's house, holding him at gunpoint. The Reyes brothers try to get answers from a tied up Happy, but he refuses to speak until they threaten his dog, Opie. He explains the hit was for both their parents and that the order came from Mexico. He promises to get more information from his contact and that they will be even.

Conception and development

In February 2017, it was announced that Edward James Olmos, John Ortiz, J. D. Pardo, and Antonio Jaramillo had been cast in lead roles in the pilot.[7][8][9][10] Kurt Sutter initially seemed hesitant to cast Pardo as EZ as he wasn't sure who would fit the role.[11]

Reception
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gollark: At least Rust has *attributes* for this stuff. Comments are meant to NOT BE MEANINGFUL TO THE COMPILER.
gollark: Consider the monotonic time mess.
gollark: Yes, like I said, Golang is focused on making stuff mostly work in moronically stupid and bizarre ways.

References
  1. "'Mayans MC' Star Reacts to 'Sons of Anarchy' Twist: "I Was So Happy"". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. "'Sons of Anarchy' Spin-Off 'Mayans MC' Gets 'Revolution' Star in the Lead". TVweb. February 24, 2017.
  3. "BBC Two - Mayans M.C. - Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes". BBC.
  4. Travers, Ben; Travers, Ben (September 5, 2018). "'Mayans MC': JD Pardo on EZ's Future, His Mysterious Backstory, and Why He's Not the Next Jax Teller".
  5. Hahn, Kate. "The Past Closes in for EZ Reyes on 'Mayans M.C.'". TV Insider.
  6. "'Mayans M.C.' Lead J.D. Pardo Reveals the Drastic Physical Transformation He Went Through to Play EZ Reyes". TV.
  7. Andreeva, Nellie (February 13, 2017). "'Mayans MC': Edward James Olmos Cast In 'Sons Of Anarchy' Spinoff Pilot At FX". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  8. Andreeva, Nellie (February 23, 2017). "'Mayans MC': John Ortiz Cast In FX's 'Sons Of Anarchy' Spinoff Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  9. Andreeva, Nellie (February 23, 2017). "'Mayans MC': JD Pardo Cast As The Lead In FX's 'Sons Of Anarchy' Spinoff Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  10. Andreeva, Nellie (February 28, 2017). "'Mayans MC': Antonio Jaramillo Cast In FX's 'Sons Of Anarchy' Spinoff Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  11. "Mayan M.C.'s J.D. Pardo Had A Hard Time Convincing Kurt Sutter He Was Right For The Sons Of Anarchy Spinoff". CINEMABLEND. August 8, 2018.
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