TORONTO – Principal photography is underway for the third season of CBC and Netflix’s Anne with an E which is adding an Indigenous storyline and characters.
After an extensive cross-Canada search, Anne with an E producers cast 12-year-old Kiawenti:io Tarbell, a Mohawk from Akwesasne, to portray Ka’kwet, an independent, resilient Mi’kmaq girl who befriends Anne. As a result of an open-call search across Canada, 230 candidates auditioned in person or via tape for the role, with shortlisted actors invited to an acting workshop in Toronto where Tarbell was chosen by the producers and casting team. Other new Indigenous cast members include Brandon Oakes (Through Black Spruce; Arctic Air; Saving Hope) and Dana Jeffrey (Heartland; Teenagers).
Returning cast include Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, R. H. Thomson, Dalila Bela, Corrine Koslo, Lucas Jade Zumann, Aymeric Jett Montaz, Dalmar Abuzeid, Cara Ricketts, Joanna Douglas, Kyla Matthews, Cory Grüter-Andrew, and Miranda McKeon. Directors Norma Bailey, Paul Fox, Amanda Tapping, and Anne Wheeler return for season three as does the entire all-female writing team led by Moira Walley-Beckett (Kathryn Borel, Jr., Shernold Edwards, Amanda Fahey, Naledi Jackson, and Jane Maggs, with the addition of Tracey Deer). New directors this season include Kim Nguyen and Michelle Latimer.
“I have always felt compelled to stretch the scope of the original book,” said series creator Moira Walley-Beckett, in the news release. “Season 3 promises to be our most intense yet, with storylines about inclusion, romance, pathos, and growing pains for all our characters. It’s a big, bold season!”
Production on the new season is taking place in PEI and Ontario and the series will on CBC and Netflix later this year.
