<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> Anne with an E is a Canadian drama television series based on the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and adapted by Emmy Award - winning writer and producer Moira Walley - Beckett . It airs on CBC Television in Canada, and elsewhere in the world it is available for streaming on Netflix . The first season consists of seven episodes, with Niki Caro directing the 90 - minute season premiere . The series premiered on March 19, 2017, on CBC, the first season finale airing on April 30, 2017 . The first season was titled simply Anne in Canada, while Netflix used Anne with an E. CBC adopted the Anne with an E name beginning in the second season . </P> <P> On August 3, 2017, both CBC and Netflix renewed the series for a 10 - episode second season, which began production in November 2017 . Season 2 premiered on Netflix on July 6, 2018, and on CBC on September 23, 2018 . </P>

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