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 of Green Gables: A New Beginning that was seen as low compared to Sullivan's earlier "Anne" productions. The film was not well received by critics or fans. "The Globe and Mail"'s Kate Taylor said the film, "never justifies its presumption in inventing a new creation story for a Canadian literary icon." Bill Brioux felt that "maybe Anne just doesn't age all that well. Maybe she is supposed to stay in freckles and pigtails, locked in that perfect P.E.I. prism Montgomery authored and Sullivan so artfully adapted when they both were in their 20s." Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning Anne of Green Gables: A New