Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel the Disney Channel as "Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables", and in two 150-minute installments, in December 1987 on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and in March 1988 on PBS, as "Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel". The film was also shown theatrically in Israel, Japan, and Europe as "Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel" and has been released on DVD under that title. Finally, in 2017, the miniseries was officially retitled "Anne of Avonlea" for its North American Blu-ray Disc release by Sullivan Films, as part of the "Anne of Green Gables" Collector's Set. The
Anne Shirley as a grandmother with several grandchildren, at least three of whom are preparing to enlist in the Canadian army during the opening days of World War II. These were among the last stories Montgomery wrote before her death in 1942. Anne Shirley also appears in Budge Wilson's "Before Green Gables", a prequel to "Anne of Green Gables" authorized by the heirs of L.M. Montgomery. Based on background information from the original series, the book tells of the first 11 years of Anne Shirley's childhood, beginning with the brief happiness of Bertha and Walter Shirley's marriage before their early deaths. The