List of Anne of Green Gables series adaptations

There have been many adaptations of the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, as well as the companion books, Chronicles of Avonlea, Further Chronicles of Avonlea and Before Green Gables (by Budge Wilson). This is a list of them.

Anne of Green Gables (1919)
Anne of Green Gables is a black-and-white silent film directed by William Desmond Taylor, produced by Realart Pictures and starring Mary Miles Minter as Anne Shirley. It is based on Anne of Green Gables and is considered a lost film.

Anne of Green Gables (1934)
Anne of Green Gables is a black-and-white film directed by George Nichols Jr., produced by RKO Radio Pictures and starring Anne Shirley as Anne. It is only loosely based on Anne of Green Gables and focuses on the relationship between Anne and Gilbert instead. In 1940 a sequel was made, also starring Anne Shirley, and titled Anne of Windy Poplars (see below).

Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)
Anne of Windy Poplars is a 1940 black-and-white film directed by Jack Hively, produced by RKO Radio Pictures and starring Anne Shirley as Anne. It is based on Anne of Windy Poplars and is the sequel to the 1934 film Anne of Green Gables.

Anne of Green Gables (1956)
Anne of Green Gables is a television film directed by Norman Campbell, produced by CBC Television and starring Toby Tarnow as Anne. It is based on Anne of Green Gables and is a live broadcast of an early version of Anne of Green Gables – The Musical.

Anne de Green Gables (1957)
Anne de Green Gables is a television film directed by Jacques Gauthier, produced by Radio-Canada and starring Mirielle Lachance as Anne. It is based on Anne of Green Gables and it is only one Anne adaptation filmed in French language.

Anne of Green Gables (1958)
Anne of Green Gables is a television film directed by Norman Campbell, produced by CBC Television and starring Kathy Willard as Anne. It is based on Anne of Green Gables and is a live broadcast of an early version of Anne of Green Gables – The Musical.

Anne of Green Gables (1985)
Anne of Green Gables is a television film directed by Kevin Sullivan, produced by Sullivan Entertainment and starring Megan Follows as Anne. It is one the most well-known adaptations of Anne of Green Gables. In 1987 a sequel was made called Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (see below).

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel is a television film directed by Kevin Sullivan, produced by Sullivan Entertainment and starring Megan Follows as Anne. It is based on Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island and Anne of Windy Poplars and is the sequel to the 1985 film Anne of Green Gables (see above). In 2000 a third film was made called Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story. It is also known as Anne of Avonlea.

Road to Avonlea: The Movie (1990)
Road to Avonlea: The Movie is a film created from clips from the TV series Road to Avonlea, which was directed by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Entertainment. It was created in order to promote Road to Avonlea.

Happy Christmas, Miss King (1998)
Happy Christmas, Miss King, also known as An Avonlea Christmas, is a reunion film directed by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Entertainment. It stars some of the cast from the TV series Road to Avonlea.

Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000)
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story is a television film directed by Kevin Sullivan, produced by Sullivan Entertainment and starring Megan Follows as Anne. It is the sequel to Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel and is not based on any of the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery. In 2008 a prequel/sequel was made titled Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning.

Anne: Journey to Green Gables (2005)
Anne: Journey to Green Gables is an animated film directed by Kevin Sullivan, produced by Sullivan Entertainment and starring McKenzie Sullivan as the voice of Anne. It serves as a prequel to the 2000-2001 television series Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series. It is not based on any books in the series, but is modelled on Anne's life before she came to Green Gables.

Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008)
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning is a television film directed by Kevin Sullivan, produced by Sullivan Entertainment and starring Barbara Hershey and Hannah Endicott-Douglas as Anne. It is a prequel/sequel of sorts to Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story and contains characters from the original book series, but is not based on any of the books.

Akage no An: Road to Green Gables (2010)
Akage no An: Road to Green Gables is an anime film that is an edited version of the 1979 series Akage no An.

Anne of Green Gables (upcoming)
Anne of Green Gables is an upcoming feature film version of Anne of Green Gables – The Musical. It is being produced by Film Farm and Side Road Media along with Kelley Harron, the daughter of Don Harron (who co-wrote the original musical).

Anne of Green Gables (1952)
Anne of Green Gables is a television series produced by Pamela Brown and starring Carole Lorimer as Anne. It is based on Anne of Green Gables and is believed to have been aired live but never recorded, and is subsequently believed to be lost.

Anne of Green Gables (1972)
Anne of Green Gables is a television series directed by Joan Craft, produced by the BBC and starring Kim Braden as Anne. It is based on Anne of Green Gables, and is considered lost. In 1975 a sequel was aired called Anne of Avonlea.

Anne of Avonlea (1975)
Anne of Avonlea is a telelvision series directed by Joan Craft, produced by the BBC and starring Kim Braden as Anne. It is the sequel to the 1972 series Anne of Green Gables, and is based on Anne of Avonlea. Unlike its predecessor, it is not lost and is currently available on DVD and online.

Akage no An (1979)
Akage no An (also known as Akage no Anne) is a Japanese anime directed by Isao Takahata and produced as a part of Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theatre. It is based on Anne of Green Gables and stars Eiko Hisamura as the voice of Anne.

Road to Avonlea (1990-1996)
Road to Avonlea is a Canadian television series directed by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Entertainment. It is not based on any of the Anne of Green Gables books, but is in part based on Chronicles of Avonlea, Further Chronicles of Avonlea, The Story Girl and The Golden Road. It is set in Avonlea and several characters from Kevin Sullivan's Anne of Green Gables film series are featured in it, though not Anne herself. In 1998, a reunion film titled Happy Christmas, Miss King was released. Road to Avonlea is also known as Tales from Avonlea or simply Avonlea.

Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series (2000-2001)
Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series, occasionally referred to as Anne: The Animated Series, is an animated television series directed by Kevin Sullivan, produced by Sullivan Entertainment and starring Bryn McAuley as the voice of Anne. It is based loosely on Anne of Green Gables, though it includes characters from two unrelated novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery, The Story Girl and The Golden Road. In 2005 a prequel animated film was released to DVD, called Anne: Journey to Green Gables.

Anne (2007)
Anne is a Sri Lankan television series directed by Nalaka Swarnathilaka and starring Vinuri Ramanayake as Anne. It is based on Anne of Green Gables.

Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables (2009)
Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables (also known as Konnichiwa Anne or Before Green Gables) is a Japanese anime directed by Katsuyoshi Yatabe and produced as a part of Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theatre. It is based on Before Green Gables, a fully authorised prequel novel to the original Anne of Green Gables series written by Canadian author Budge Wilson. It stars Rina Hidaka as the voice of Anne, and can be considered a prequel to the 1979 anime Akage no An.

Anne of Green Gables (2014)
Anne of Green Gables is an upcoming drama television series produced by Breakthrough Entertainment. It is purported to be a contemporary take on the books.

Anne of Green Gables – The Musical (1965)
Anne of Green Gables – The Musical is a musical stage production that was first performed in 1965. It is Canada's longest-running musical and one of the longest-running musicals in the world. It is based on Anne of Green Gables.

Anne & Gilbert (2005)
Anne & Gilbert is a musical stage production that was first performed in 2005. It is the sequel to Anne of Green Gables – The Musical. It is split into two acts: the first act is based on Anne of Avonlea, while the second act is based on Anne of the Island.

Anne of Green Gables (2006)
Anne of Green Gables is a musical by Theatreworks USA that was first performed in 2006 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. It has music by Gretchen Cryer and is based on Anne of Green Gables.

The Nine Lives of L.M. Montgomery (2008)
The Nine Lives of L.M. Montgomery, a musical adapted from Montgomery's novel and her life, opened at Kings Playhouse in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island on June 20, 2008, the 100th anniversary of the book's publication. With book and lyrics by Adam-Michael James and music by Emmy-nominated composer Leo Marchildon, the musical depicts events from Montgomery’s life and features as characters heroines from all of her novels. Anne figures prominently, and is shown from age 12 into her 40s. Gilbert Blythe also appears. The show’s second production was at the Carrefour Theatre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and opened July 11, 2009. Both years, the musical was nominated for The Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation's Wendell Boyle Award. In July 2010, a concert version of the show toured Prince Edward Island, with four performances at Green Gables.

Anna zo Zeleného domu (1966)
Anna zo Zeleného domu is a Slovak radio drama, originally produced and broadcast in 1966 by Czechoslovak Radio. It is occasionally repeated on Radio Junior (the ninth channel of Slovak Radio). It stars Anna Bučinská as Anne and is based on Anne of Green Gables.

Green Gables Fables (2014)
Green Gables Fables is an American web series in which the story is conveyed in the form of YouTube videos, tweets, Tumblr posts and other social media. It is a modern adaptation of Anne, and many of the elements in it have been changed to better suit 21st-century culture. It stars Mandy Harmon as Anne and is based on Anne of Green Gables.