Road to Avonlea

Road to Avonlea is a Canadian television series first broadcast in Canada between January 7, 1990, and March 31, 1996, as part of the CBC Family Hour anthology series, and in the United States starting on March 5, 1990. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films (later Sullivan Entertainment) in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada. It follows the adventures of Sara Stanley, a young girl sent to live with her relatives in early 20th-century eastern Canada. It was loosely adapted from novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery, with many characters and episodes inspired by her stories. Some episodes were turned into independent books by various authors; around 30 titles have been released. In the United States, its title was shortened to Avonlea, and a number of episodes were retitled and reordered. The series was released on VHS and DVD there as Tales from Avonlea. Background and development The series was initially loosely inspired from several books by Lucy Maud Montgomery, primarily The Story Girl and The Golden Road, both of which feature Sara Stanley and the King family. While set in Prince Edward Island, these books did not take place in the village of Avonlea. Many early episodes' plots are based on stories from Montgomery's Chronicles of Avonlea and Further Chronicles of Avonlea.