Netflix & CBC’s Anne Casts Lead

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Amybeth McNulty has been cast in the lead role of Anne Shirley in the new Netflix and CBC series Anne, based on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic novel Anne of Green Gables.

The 8×1-hour series began production on Prince Edward Island in September and has now moved to Ontario, Canada. McNulty, a 14-year-old Irish Canadian actress, will star as the precocious and imaginative central character of the coming-of-age story, set in the late 1890s.

The new Anne series is being produced by Northwood Entertainment, Netflix and CBC.

Executive Producer Miranda de Pencier commented: “We auditioned over 1,889 girls from around the globe for the inspiring and complex role of Anne. We are thrilled to have found the incredibly versatile and delightful Amybeth McNulty to play this world-renowned heroine alongside the rest of our brilliant cast.”

“Amybeth is a wonderful and sensitive actress who embodies all of Anne’s qualities,” added Moira Walley-Beckett, showrunner and executive producer. “She’s soulful and inquisitive, mercurial and passionate. Her ability to convey pain and joy is breathtaking. Amybeth is Anne for a new generation.”