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She wrote Ozymandias, the interminably dark betrayal-laden opus of the series Breaking Bad. Then she created Flesh and Bone, a series about the shadowy, dysfunctional backstage world of the ballet.

And now, Vancouver-born writer Moira Walley-Beckett has been set to drafting a gritty reboot of Anne of Green Gables for CBC.

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“I’m thrilled to delve deeply into this resonant story, push the boundaries and give it new life,” said Emmy-winner Walley-Beckett in a Tuesday statement.

The novel about the adventures of an 11-year-old orphan in Prince Edward Island has become one of Canada’s most all-encompassing cultural touchstones.

Penned in 1908 Lucy Maud Montgomery, the quaint idyllic world it illustrates still draws thousands of Anne-obsessed pilgrims to Canada’s smallest province.

But, in sharp contrast to Walley-Beckett’s most acclaimed works, Anne of Green Gables is also certifiably G-rated.