James Franco has revamped Lifetime's original drama "Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?" bringing back original star Tori Spelling for a new spin involving a vampire twist. Franco's remake of the film comes 20 years after the original first appeared on NBC.

Original Movie vs. The Remake

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The 1996 Lifetime original movie follows the story of a mother who discovered her daughter is dating a murderer. Tori Spelling played the role of the daughter in the original movie, acting alongside Ivan Sergei as her dangerous love interest.

Now, Lifetime has teamed up with James Franco and Sony Pictures Television to remake the classic movie. In the remake of the drama, Spelling comes back, this time taking the role of the mother, Julie. She has a daughter named Leah (Leila George), a college theater major who falls in love with a mysterious girl named Pearl (Emily Meade). Here comes the twist: Instead of a male murderer, the daughter Leah falls in love with a vampire lesbian.

The Vampire Twist

Sensing that her daughter's new girlfriend is dangerous, Julie pushes her daughter to break up. However, the break up is unlikely to happen.

According to Franco, the whole idea of the remake came after thriller "A Deadly Adoption" premiered in 2015. Lifetime then offered Franco a chance to recreate one of their films like what Ferrell did with "A Deadly Adoption." Franco accepted the offer on the condition he could tweak the plot a bit. His main objective was to offer a different movie on Lifetime.

Aside from directing and appearing in the film, Franco also serves as executive producer alongside Vince Jolivetter, Diane Sokolow and Rachel Verno.

"Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?" premieres on Saturday, June 18 on Lifetime. Check out the trailer below:

TagsJames Franco, Will Ferrell, Mother May I Sleep With Danger?, Tori Spelling, Lifetime TV, Sony Pictures Television, Leila George, Emily Meade