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Plot

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 as Senator Terry Fallon
Harry Hamlin

as Senator Terry Fallon

Linda Kozlowski as Sally Crain
Linda Kozlowski

as Sally Crain

Robert Loggia as Nick Mancuso
Robert Loggia

as Nick Mancuso

John Mahoney as Lou Brenner
John Mahoney

as Lou Brenner

Ronny Cox as Admiral William Rieker
Ronny Cox

as Admiral William Rieker

Lance Guest as David Ross
Lance Guest

as David Ross

Kenneth McMillan as Henry O'Brien
Kenneth McMillan

as Henry O'Brien

Mitchell Ryan as Vice President Dan Eastman
Mitchell Ryan

as Vice President Dan Eastman

Richard Bradford as Charles MacDonald
Richard Bradford

as Charles MacDonald

Jason Alexander as Chris Van Allen
Jason Alexander

as Chris Van Allen

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • October 30, 1988

Last Aired Date

  • November 1, 1988

Production Companies

  • Steve Sohmer Productions

  • NBC Productions

Type

  • Miniseries

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 3

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