Favorite Son
1988 War & Politics, Action & Adventure, Drama 1 season
TMDB rating 5.0/10 Ended
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.
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Harry HamlinSenator Terry Fallon
Linda KozlowskiSally Crain
Robert LoggiaNick Mancuso
John MahoneyLou Brenner
Philip McKeon
Ronny CoxAdmiral William Rieker
Lance GuestDavid Ross
Kenneth McMillanHenry O'Brien
Mitchell RyanVice President Dan Eastman
Richard BradfordCharles MacDonald
Jason AlexanderChris Van Allen
Jon CypherBartholomew Scott
- Network
- NBC
- First aired
- Oct 30, 1988
- Latest episode
- Nov 1, 1988
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