Former The Walking Dead star David Morrissey would "love" to play the Governor again in some form. The Governor was an iconic villain from Robert Kirkman's comic series, who became infamous for his cruel and vicious war against the survivors (he even cut off Rick's hand). The character was introduced to the TV series in season 3, but while the show toned down some of the darker aspects of the character, the Governor is still considered the best villain the series has ever had.

This is largely down to Morrissey's more nuanced turn in the role, with the character flashing hints of humanity throughout his conflict with Rick's group. The character's self-destructive impulses eventually led to the fall of his community Woodbury at the end of the season, but the character would reappear in The Walking Dead season 4 in a final assault on the prison the survivors were seeking shelter in. He was killed in the ensuing battle, first being stabbed by Michonne and then shot in the head by his former lover Lilly.

Outside of a brief cameo appearance as part of a hallucination by a dying survivor in the fifth season, Morrissey hasn't appeared on The Walking Dead since. The character is pretty irreversibly dead at this point, but in a recent webchat with Morrissey on The Guardian, the actor said he would still jump at a chance to revisit the role:

I would love to play the role again, however there are no plans to do it. Not to my knowledge anyway. He was a character that I felt had great depth and complexity. Not just a cardboard baddy. A lot of my inspiration for the role came from the books written by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga. I think these books are fantastic and I think it would be wonderful to do a mini series of them.

David Morrrissey as the Governor in The Walking Dead

While the character was mostly presented as pure evil in the original Walking Dead comic, the Governor novel trilogy Morrissey references explored the backstory and origins of the man who made himself a monster to survive. The Governor is quite dead on the current timeline of the show, but a miniseries exploring his backstory could be an interesting way to revisit the character. However, like the actor says, there are currently no plans to do that.

That said, former The Walking Dead showrunner Scott Gimple was recently promoted to chief content officer for the franchise and is looking to expand it in new directions. The series is still a huge property for AMC, but its ratings have been steadily declining in recent years, so if those behind the franchise want to keep the show alive than new spinoffs and ideas are needed to keep fans invested.

Given that the Governor is one of the most popular villains to ever appear on The Walking Dead than a spinoff prequel isn't out of the question, it's just a matter of what kind of stories AMC wants to explore. At the very least, it seems Morrissey would be more than open to a comeback.

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Source: The Guardian