Favorite Son

Favorite Son

1988
5.0

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"The only thing more dangerous than his politics... is the woman behind them."

Overview

Favorite Son is a miniseries about political intrigue that aired on NBC in 1988 a week before that year's presidential election. It starred Harry Hamlin, Linda Kozlowski, James Whitmore, Robert Loggia, John Mahoney, Ronny Cox, and a pre-Seinfeld Jason Alexander. The miniseries was adapted from the 1987 novel of the same written by Steve Sohmer, who also wrote the teleplay.

Status: Ended

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Steve Sohmer Productions NBC Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 30, 1988
Status Ended
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0094462

Cast

Harry Hamlin
Harry Hamlin

Senator Terry Fallon

Linda Kozlowski
Linda Kozlowski

Sally Crain

Robert Loggia
Robert Loggia

Nick Mancuso

John Mahoney
John Mahoney

Lou Brenner

Philip McKeon
Philip McKeon

Ronny Cox
Ronny Cox

Admiral William Rieker

Lance Guest
Lance Guest

David Ross

Kenneth McMillan
Kenneth McMillan

Henry O'Brien

Mitchell Ryan
Mitchell Ryan

Vice President Dan Eastman

Richard Bradford
Richard Bradford

Charles MacDonald

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander

Chris Van Allen

Jon Cypher
Jon Cypher

Bartholomew Scott

Key Crew

Jeff Bleckner
Director
Steve Sohmer
Executive Producer
Jonathan Bernstein
Producer