
Favorite Son
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.
Last Episode Date: 1988-11-01
War & Politics
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Casts

Harry Hamlin
as Senator Terry Fallon

Linda Kozlowski
as Sally Crain

Robert Loggia
as Nick Mancuso

John Mahoney
as Lou Brenner

Ronny Cox
as Admiral William Rieker

Lance Guest
as David Ross

Kenneth McMillan
as Henry O'Brien

Mitchell Ryan
as Vice President Dan Eastman

Richard Bradford
as Charles MacDonald

Jason Alexander
as Chris Van Allen