TORONTO and LOS ANGELES – Netflix has signed on as the global partner of CBC’s new dramatic television series Anne, based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's timeless classic novel Anne of Green Gables.
CBC greenlit the eight-episode, one-hour series earlier this year, and production is scheduled to begin next month in Ontario. The show will air in Canada on CBC in 2017 and stream globally on Netflix.
Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Moira Walley-Beckett (Breaking Bad, Flesh & Bone) is writing the entire first season of the series which will be produced by Miranda de Pencier (Beginners, Thanks For Sharing) under her Northwood Entertainment banner. The two-hour premiere episode will be directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider, McFarland USA, Zookeeper's Wife).
A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for acceptance for her place in the world and for love, Anne centers on a young orphaned girl in 1890, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to live with an elderly spinster and her aging brother. Over time, 13-year-old Anne will transform their lives and eventually the small town in which they live with her unique spirit, fierce intellect and brilliant imagination.
"Anne Shirley is one of Canada's greatest gifts to the world, known and loved internationally, so we're thrilled to be working with the CBC and Northwood to bring this charismatic character to both new and old fans around the world," said Netflix VP of content Elizabeth Bradley, in Monday’s news release.
