Adaptational Angst Upgrade: Essentially, if there is potential for some more drama than in the original material, it will come to fruition.This series contains examples of the following tropes: Thomson as Matthew, Lucas Jade Zumann as Gilbert, and Dalila Bela as Diana. Starring Amybeth McNulty as Anne, Geraldine James as Marilla, R.H. After an initially cool reception, the Cuthberts warm up to their new ward - but Anne will still face challenges as she settles in to the idyllic town of Avonlea.
Set around the turn of the century, the series stars Anne, a precocious orphan child under the guardianship of the tough but fair Marilla Cuthbert and Matthew Cuthbert, albeit by accident as they were looking for a farmhand boy. Anne with an E (originally known simply as Anne in Canada) is based on the classic literary series Anne of Green Gables. A Canadian series which first aired on television in March of 2017 and was distributed worldwide as a Netflix original two months later.
