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Anne with an “E” (2017–2019)

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23 August 2016

Last modified:

25 April 2025

Anne with an “E” was an episodic television series that was released internationally between 2017 and 2019.
Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3

Overview
Official Synopsis
Details
Episodes
Merchandise
Further Reading
Full Credits

Overview

Produced by Northwood Entertainment in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Netflix, Anne with an “E” (first broadcast on the CBC as Anne and referred to unofficially as Anne: The Series) consisted of twenty-seven episodes over three seasons.

Created by Moira Walley-Beckett, the series starred Amybeth McNulty as Anne Shirley-Cuthbert, Geraldine James as Marilla Cuthbert, Dalila Bela as Diana Barry, Lucas Jade Zumann as Gilbert Blythe, Aymeric Jett Montaz as Jerry Baynard, Corrine Koslo as Rachel Lynde, and R.H. Thomson as Matthew Cuthbert.

As an ongoing series, Anne with an “E” departed from past screen adaptations of Anne of Green Gables, which trimmed and reorganized the events of Montgomery’s novel to fit the time constraints of a movie, a miniseries, or a special. Instead, Anne with an “E” expanded on existing characters’ back stories, introduced new characters (including Black, queer, and Indigenous characters), and created new storylines for the cast.

The series attracted viewers from all over the world, and its three seasons won fourteen Canadian Screen Awards (out of forty-five nominations), including twice for best dramatic series. Despite the series’ critical and commercial success, it ended prematurely after its third season as a result of a decision made by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation not to continue co-producing content with Netflix.

Official Synopsis

Anne is a coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890s, 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.

Details

Company Credits

Produced by Northwood Entertainment. Developed and produced in association with CBC. Produced with the assistance of the Government of Ontario–the Ontario Production Services Tax Credit and with the assistance of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.

Runtime

1 × 92 minutes + 26 × 46 minutes

Regular Cast

Amybeth McNulty as Anne Shirley-Cuthbert
Geraldine James as Marilla Cuthbert
R.H. Thomson as Matthew Cuthbert
Dalila Bela as Diana Barry
Lucas Jade Zumann as Gilbert Blythe
Aymeric Jett Montaz as Jerry Baynard
Corrine Koslo as Rachel Lynde
Dalmar Abuzeid as Sebastian “Bash” Lacroix (seasons 2–3)
Cory Grüter-Andrew as Cole Mackenzie (seasons 2–3)
Joanna Douglas as Miss Stacy (season 3; guest, season 2)
Ashleigh Stewart as Winifred Rose (season 3)

Recurring Cast

Ryan Kiera Armstrong as Minnie May Barry (seasons 1–3)
Shane Carty as Mr. Dunlop (season 2; guest, season 1)
Lisa Codrington as Constance (season 2; guest, season 3)
Ella Jonas Farlinger as Prissy Andrews (seasons 1–2; guest, season 3)
Deborah Grover as Josephine Barry (seasons 2–3; guest, season 1)
Jonathan Holmes as Mr. William Barry (seasons 1–3)
Jacob Horsley as Charlie Sloane (seasons 1–3)
Dana Jeffrey as Oqwatnuk (season 3)
Helen Johns as Mrs. Eliza Barry (seasons 1–3)
Taras Lavren as Nate (season 2; guest, season 1)
Nicky Lawrence as Jocelyn (season 2; guest, season 3)
Christian Martyn as Billy Andrews (seasons 1–3)
Kyla Matthews as Ruby Gillis (seasons 1–3)
Miranda McKeon as Josie Pye (seasons 1–3)
Araya Mengesha as Elijah Hanford (season 3; guest, season 2)
Melanie Nicholls-King as Hazel Lacroix (season 3)
Brandon Oakes as Aluk (season 3)
Lia Pappas-Kemps as Jane Andrews (seasons 1–3)
Cara Ricketts as Mary Lacroix (seasons 2–3)
Kiawenti:io Tarbell as Ka’kwet (season 3)
Stephen Tracey as Mr. Phillips (seasons 1–2)
Jacob Ursomarzo as Moody Spurgeon (seasons 1–3)
Glenna Walters as Tillie Boulter (seasons 1–3)
Philip Williams as Thomas Lynde (seasons 1–3)

Notable Guest Cast

Brenda Bazinet as Jeannie (seasons 1–2)
Wayne Best as John Blythe (season 1)
Corinne Conley as Mrs. Thomas (season 3)
Tom McCamus as Malcolm Frost (season 2)
Sheila McCarthy as Mrs. Blackmore (season 3)
Theresa Tova as Madam Lyudmila (season 3)

Source Material

Based on Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Writers

Kathryn Borel, Jr. (seasons 2–3)
Tracey Deer (season 3)
Shernold Edwards (seasons 2–3)
Amanda Fahey (seasons 2–3)
Naledi Jackson (seasons 2–3)
Jane Maggs (seasons 2–3)
Moira Walley-Beckett (seasons 1–3)

Directors

Norma Bailey (seasons 2–3)
Niki Caro (season 1)
David Evans (season 1)
Paul Fox (seasons 1–3)
Ken Girotti (season 2)
Sandra Goldbacher (season 1)
Kim Nguyen (season 3)
Patricia Rozema (season 1)
Helen Shaver (seasons 1–2)
Amanda Tapping (seasons 1–3)
Anne Wheeler (seasons 2–3)

Credits

A CBC original. A Northwood Entertainment production. Created by Moira Walley-Beckett. Co-producers: Amanda Fahey (season 2), Kathryn Borel, Jr. (season 3), and Naledi Jackson (season 3). Supervising producers: Jane Maggs (season 2), Shernold Edwards (season 2), and Amanda Fahey (season 3). Associate producer: Patricia Curmi. Produced by Susan Murdoch (season 1), John Calvert (season 2), and Tina Grewal (season 3). Co-executive producers: Jane Maggs (season 3), Shernold Edwards (season 3), and Tracey Deer (season 3). Executive producers: Elizabeth Bradley (season 1), Sally Catto (season 1), Miranda de Pencier, Ken Girotti (season 2), Tina Grewal (season 3), Debra Hayward, Alison Owen, Alex Sapot (season 1), and Moira Walley-Beckett.

IMDB

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5421602

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_with_an_E

Episodes

Season 1

S1E01: Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny
S1E02: I Am No Bird, and No Net Ensnares Me
S1E03: But What Is So Headstrong as Youth?
S1E04: An Inward Treasure Born
S1E05: Tightly Knotted to a Similar String
S1E06: Remorse Is the Poison of Life
S1E07: Wherever You Are Is My Home

Season 2

S2E01: Youth Is the Season of Hope
S2E02: Signs Are Small Measurable Things, but Interpretations Are Illimitable
S2E03: The True Seeing Is Within
S2E04: The Painful Eagerness of Unfed Hope
S2E05: The Determining Acts of Her Life
S2E06: I Protest Against Any Absolute Conclusion
S2E07: Memory Has as Many Moods as the Temper
S2E08: Struggling Against the Perception of Facts
S2E09: What We Have Been Makes Us What We Are
S2E10: The Growing Good of the World

Season 3

S3E01: A Secret Which I Desired to Divine
S3E02: There Is Something at Work in My Soul Which I Do Not Understand
S3E03: What Can Stop the Determined Heart
S3E04: A Hope of Meeting You in Another World
S3E05: I Am Fearless and Therefore Powerful
S3E06: The Summit of My Desires
S3E07: A Strong Effort of the Spirit of Good
S3E08: Great and Sudden Change
S3E09: A Dense and Frightful Darkness
S3E10: The Better Feeling of My Heart

Merchandise

Soundtrack(s)

Anne with an ”E.” Music composed by Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner. Varèse Sarabande Records, 2020.

DVD Releases

Anne: Season 1. Entertainment One, 2017.

Anne with an E: Season 2. Entertainment One, 2018.

Anne with an E: Season 3. Entertainment One, 2020.