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.


Favorite Son (1988)
04h 15m
The only thing more dangerous than his politics... is the woman behind them.
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Harry Hamlin
Senator Terry Fallon (3 episodes)

Linda Kozlowski
Sally Crain (3 episodes)

Robert Loggia
Nick Mancuso (3 episodes)

John Mahoney
Lou Brenner (3 episodes)

Ronny Cox
Admiral William Rieker (3 episodes)

Lance Guest
David Ross (3 episodes)

Kenneth McMillan
Henry O'Brien (3 episodes)

Mitchell Ryan
Vice President Dan Eastman (3 episodes)

Richard Bradford
Charles MacDonald (3 episodes)