‘High School Lover’: When Does Lifetime’s New Movie Debut?

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James Franco, the man who clearly has more than 24 hours in a day, is back with another Lifetime movie. After starring in last year’s Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? remake, Franco stars in an original movie called High School Lover. The film debuts on Saturday, February 4 at 8 p.m. ET. Read on for a preview of the new movie and to find out when it airs again.

High School Lover stars Franco as the father of 17-year-old Kelly (Paulina Singer, Orange is the New Black). One night, she meets Hollywood star Christian Booth (Francois Arnaud, The Borgias) and thinks she’ll never see him again until he starts texting her. He’s much older than she is, so her father forbids her from seeing him again. Christian becomes dangerously obsessed with Kelly and he has his own mysterious past.

The film reunites Franco with Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? writer Amber Coney, who co-wrote with Jessica Dube. It was directed by Life In Black And White‘s Jerell Rosales.

PREMIERE DATE: Saturday, February 4, 2017

TIME: 8 p.m. ET

OTHER AIRINGS:
Sunday, February 5 at 12:02 a.m. ET
Saturday, February 11 at 10:02 p.m. ET
Sunday, February 12 at 2:04 a.m. ET

CHANNEL: Lifetime (To find out what channel Lifetime is for you, click here to go to TVGuide.com and change your provider under “TV Listings.”)

PLOT: “When 17-year-old Kelly (Singer) hits the town for a wild time with her friends, she isn’t expecting to meet Hollywood’s hottest “it” guy, Christian Booth (Arnaud). After a night of intense flirting, Kelly assumes that she’ll never hear from him again, but she is happily surprised when Christian begins texting her. Despite their age difference, Kelly is smitten with her new crush. Even after Kelly’s father, Rick (Franco), discovers their relationship and forbids Kelly from seeing Christian, nothing will stop her from being with him. But soon Kelly discovers that Christian’s adoration is turning into a dangerous obsession as the truth about his past slowly comes to light.”

CAST:
James Franco as Rick Winters
Paulina Singer as Kelly Winters
Francois Arnaud as Christian Booth
Julia Jones as Samantha
Lana Condor as Allison
Tyler Alvarez as Larry

CREDITS:
Directed by Jerell Rosales
Written by Amber Coney & Jessica Dube
Executive Producers: James Franco & Vince Jolivette
Produced by Elysium Bandini Studios