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Favorite Son
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Favorite Son

October 30, 1988
1 Season
3 Episodes
TMDB4.6· 5

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.

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

Fredric Lehne

Fredric Lehne

Wyckoff

Richard Herd

Richard Herd

Randi Brooks

Randi Brooks

Dante D'Andre

Dante D'Andre

J. Kenneth Campbell

J. Kenneth Campbell

Thomas

Lee Kessler

Lee Kessler

John Shearin

John Shearin

Brian Thompson

Brian Thompson

Peterson

Charles Siebert

Charles Siebert

Geno Silva

Geno Silva

Colonel Octavio Martinez

Stepfanie Kramer

Stepfanie Kramer

Stevie Chandler

James Whitmore

James Whitmore

The President

Crew
Jeff Bleckner

Jeff Bleckner

Director

Jonathan Bernstein

Jonathan Bernstein

Producer

Seasons & Episodes

Miniseries

3 episodes
Oct 29, 1988
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Show Info
StatusEnded
TypeMiniseries
Original LanguageEnglish
Seasons1
Episodes3
Last Air DateNov 1, 1988
Popularity0%
Streaming on
NBC

NBC

Produced by
SSP

Steve Sohmer Productions

US

NBC Productions

NBC Productions

US

Released in

United States

Spoken Languages

English