'Walking Dead' star David Morrissey cast in leading role in 2014 BBC thriller 'The Driver,' making the Governor's rumored return to AMC unlikely?

After an incredible run as the main antagonist on AMC's The Walking Dead, actor David Morrissey has just signed on for a three-part series from BBC entitled The Driver. Known to most as The Governor, it would appear that Morrissey has already nabbed a big role after being written off the popular zombie drama (even if there are rumors about him returning in some way). The Driver also stars Ian Hart, Colm Meaney, Shaun Dingwall,Claudie Blakeley, Sacha Parkinson and Lee Ross.

Deadline reports:

The Driver, about an ordinary man who makes a terrible decision, is a three-part thriller from BAFTA Award-winning screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst (Shameless UK).The Walking Dead's David Morrissey will play taxi driver Vince McKee, who blames himself for a family mystery and accepts an offer to start driving for a criminal gang. But, says the BBC, it's ultimately a redemptive story about getting a second chance under incredible circumstances. Jim Poyser co-created the drama which is co-produced by Morrissey's Highfield Pictures and RED Production Company for BBC One. Jamie Payne (Doctor Who, The White Queen, The Hour) is director.

Meanwhile, Morrissey recently hinted that his The Walking Dead character could return even though he appeared to have been killed off.

"Something happened to him. I feel like a shady a politician where I can't confirm and I can't deny anything," Morrissey said. "Certainly, bad things befell him at the end of the last episode, but we just have to wait and see."

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