Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story "Anne of Green Gables" and its 1987 sequel "Anne of Avonlea", the screenplay was not based upon Montgomery's works, but instead used Montgomery's characters in a largely original World War I story by Sullivan and Laurie Pearson. Montgomery had written an Anne novel set in that same period, "Rilla of Ingleside", a story focusing on Anne's youngest daughter, and in which Anne was a mother whose three sons were fighting in Europe. The chronology of Sullivan's "Anne of Green Gables" films is not in synch with the LM Montgomery novels, largely because of the spin-off series "Road to Avonlea". Over
Anne of Green Gables: The Musical Media planned to turn the long-running musical into a feature, written by actor and playwright Kristen Thomson. The film was cancelled, due to the Netflix show. Anne of Green Gables: The Musical Anne Of Green Gables: The Musical is a musical based on the novel "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The book is by Don Harron, the music is by Norman Campbell and the lyrics by Don Harron, Norman Campbell, Elaine Campbell and Mavor Moore. The musical has been performed annually ever since 1965, making it Canada's longest-running musical. In March 2014, the production was officially recognized