‘Anne of Green Gables’ picked up by PBS

TORONTO and WASHINGTON, DC - Canada’s own red-haired orphan Ann Shirley is heading Stateside after Breakthrough Entertainment inked an all-rights broadcast deal with PBS for the rebooted version of Anne of Green Gables.Directed by John Kent Harrison and based on the original script by Susan Coyne, this adaptation was filmed in Canada and stars Martin Sheen as Matthew Cuthbert, one half of the brother-sister couple that cares for Anne, Canadian actress Sara Botsford as Marilla Cuthbert, and 13-year old newcomer Ella Ballentine as Anne Shirley. Anne of Green Gables will air nationally on PBS stations on November 24 at 8:00...