Tv series and game, they are both canonical?

[Baran Ninja]

Does the show and the game take place in the same world? In the first episode there will appear such characters as Glenn or Hershel, but they are a bit different from the serial characters

[W1zZard_]

The story is different from the tv series and i don't think that are canonical

[slaVIK]

They ARE canonical, both of them at the same time, in the same universe, as both Glenn and Jesus ARE in game. So yes, they are

[W1zZard_]

Originally posted by EwokGaming:

They ARE canonical, both of them at the same time, in the same universe, as both Glenn and Jesus ARE in game. So yes, they are

As a few people have already noted, the Telltale games are considered canon to the comics, but not the TV show

[Button]

The game and comics take place in the same universe, but the T.V. show is separate from both.

[SlurpySam]

As stated above by others, the Telltale Game series is not canon in any way to the television series. It has been confirmed to take place within the same universe as the comics. This would explain why Hershel, Glenn, and even Jesus look and sound different compared to their television series counterparts. I'm pretty sure this was confirmed around the release of season 1 back in April 2012.

An interesting fact I learned back when Season 1 of the Telltale series came out was that the prison you are being driven to in Episode 1 "A New Day" is the same prison Rick and his people find in the comics, and the cop that is driving you there mentions a prisoner with the description "An older fella. Big, soft eyes behind a pair of smart folk glasses." Who apparently murdered his wife. This was most likely the prisoner "Thomas Richards" from the comics, who lied about what he was sent to prison for. He decapitated Hershel's twin daughters, and then attempted to kill Andrea as well. Readers of the comics knows what happens after. Apparently Lilly from season 1 and 4, was also supposed to be the same Lilly who killed the Governor during the prison arc. But, after the release of Robert Kirkman's novel "The Walking Dead: The Road To Woodbury" This idea was scrapped, because the Lilly from the comics was a character in this novel, and wasn't the Lilly from the game.

[ARSM™]

Originally posted by SlurpySam:

As stated above by others, the Telltale Game series is not canon in any way to the television series. It has been confirmed to take place within the same universe as the comics. This would explain why Hershel, Glenn, and even Jesus look and sound different compared to their television series counterparts. I'm pretty sure this was confirmed around the release of season 1 back in April 2012.

An interesting fact I learned back when Season 1 of the Telltale series came out was that the prison you are being driven to in Episode 1 "A New Day" is the same prison Rick and his people find in the comics, and the cop that is driving you there mentions a prisoner with the description "An older fella. Big, soft eyes behind a pair of smart folk glasses." Who apparently murdered his wife. This was most likely the prisoner "Thomas Richards" from the comics, who lied about what he was sent to prison for. He decapitated Hershel's twin daughters, and then attempted to kill Andrea as well. Readers of the comics knows what happens after. Apparently Lilly from season 1 and 4, was also supposed to be the same Lilly who killed the Governor during the prison arc. But, after the release of Robert Kirkman's novel "The Walking Dead: The Road To Woodbury" This idea was scrapped, because the Lilly from the comics was a character in this novel, and wasn't the Lilly from the game.

The more you know

[MorningLightMountain]

Originally posted by SlurpySam:

I'm pretty sure this was confirmed around the release of season 1 back in April 2012.

Stated on the store page from Day One.

[voldgamer]

comics: yes
tv show: hell no

[Lady Bloodwell]

I think there are some differences like Hershel's farm and the character itself as example.

[MorningLightMountain]

Originally posted by thaina.oliveira:

I think there are some differences like Hershel's farm and the character itself as example.

There are many. Shane & Hershel never met for one.