It first aired on YTV on February 15, 2016 and starred Ella Ballentine, Martin Sheen and Sara Botsford.

[5][6] The film was released theatrically in Australia and New Zealand on June 9 and July 7, 2016, respectively, by Umbrella Entertainment.

[8] In the United Kingdom, the movie aired on ITV3 on August 28, 2016 and was later released on DVD on March 20, 2017 by Second Sight Films.

[11][12] The network claims the television run was seen by more than 3.2 million viewers, with an additional 230,000 watching online.

[18] On September 19, 2016, YTV's parent company, Corus Entertainment announced that they had approved two sequels; Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars for broadcast in 2017, and Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew in 2018.