Philip Blake (TV Series)


 * For the comic book/novel character, see Brian Blake.

"We're going out there and we're taking back what's ours."

- The Governor about taking The Prison.

The Governor is set to appear in the third season of The Walking Dead (TV Series). It is currently unknown how close the TV Series will relate to The Governor in the comic.

Pre-Apocalypse
Nothing is known about The Governor before the apocalypse or as the apocalypse was happening and for now, his real name is unknown but more details may be presented in Season 3.

Season 3
The Governor will appear in this season as the leader of a survivor community living in Woodbury, Gerogia. His group encounters Andrea and Michonne and fight against Rick's group for The Prison.

Trivia

 * Director Frank Darabont stated: "I can't wait to get to Michonne and The Governor. I can't wait to get to those characters. I love those characters"
 * There was speculation that Merle Dixon could become the TV series' Governor. This theory has since been debunked, thus retaining Merle as his own character for the TV show.
 * "He is a bad-ass, just as in the comic book. He scares me." Glen Mazzara on interview based on fan questions, The Walking Dead show.
 * In the comic series and cooresponding novel, the Governor, Philip/Brian Blake, was of partial hispanic descent. It appears that the show has gone another way with the character's origin, or at least his ethnicity.
 * The Governor is one of the few characters with a continuing nickname.