Question: the order of anne of green gables movies

title: Anne of Green Gables (1985 film)
text: Anne of Green Gables is the first film in a series of four based on the titular character . In 1987 , the film 's sequel , Anne of Avonlea , was released . ( It was subsequently retitled Anne of Green Gables : The Sequel on home video . ) The final movie , Anne of Green Gables : The Continuing Story , was aired on March 5 , 2000 in Canada and on July 23 , 2000 in the United States . The final film passed over Anne 's House of Dreams -- the corresponding Anne novel -- in favor of a plot not featured in Montgomery 's series , and did not receive the same critical praise as the first two films . In 2008 , the fourth in the series , titled Anne of Green Gables : A New Beginning was completed . The film stars Barbara Hershey , Shirley MacLaine , and Rachel Blanchard and it introduces Hannah Endicott Douglas as the new Anne Shirley . The film is both a sequel and a prequel to Sullivan 's trilogy . 

Answer: answer: Anne of Green Gables is the first film in a series of four based on the titular character. In 1987, the film's sequel, Anne of Avonlea, was released. The final movie, Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story, was aired in 2000. In 2008, the fourth in the series, titled Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning was completed.