Netflix and Anne Shirley are set to become kindred spirits. The streaming giant will co-produce a new “Anne Of Green Gables” series with everyone’s favourite Prince Edward Island redhead.
CBC, which aired the original “Anne Of Green Gables” mini-series with Megan Follows and the 1990s’ “Road To Avonlea” starring Sarah Polley, will co-produce along with Netflix. The new series will be based on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s books and will remain faithful to the 1890 setting of the stories.
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“Whale Rider” director Niki Caro is set to direct the series which will be written by “breaking Bad” scribe Moira Walley-Beckett.
The eight-episode coming-of-age series is set to air on Neflix worldwide in 2017.
