In a small village in Canada, two single siblings, Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, decide to adopt a child to help them on their farm. However, instead of a boy, they encounter a lively and dreamy girl named Anne Shirley, who is an orphan and has gone through multiple foster homes. With her bright red hair and overflowing imagination, Anne quickly transforms the Cuthberts' lives, who initially doubt her ability to adapt to their home.