TV series

Anne with an E

2017–2019 · 3 seasons

A tender, emotionally rich coming-of-age story with a spirited heroine, blending warmth and hardship in a nostalgic rural setting.

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Overview: A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890s, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to live with an elderly woman and her aging brother. Over time, 13-year-old Anne will transform their lives and eventually the small town in which they live with her unique spirit, fierce intellect and brilliant imagination.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and uplifting. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, found family, identity, trauma
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
found family
identity
trauma
family
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild