Favorite Son

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1988-10-30

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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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.

First Aired

1988-10-30

Last Aired

1988-11-01

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Ended

Genres

War & Politics

Language

English

Network

NBC

Production

Steve Sohmer Productions

NBC Productions

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Harry Hamlin

Linda Kozlowski

Robert Loggia

John Mahoney

Ronny Cox

Lance Guest

Kenneth McMillan

Mitchell Ryan

Richard Bradford

Jason Alexander

Jon Cypher

Fredric Lehne

Richard Herd

Randi Brooks

Dante D'Andre

J. Kenneth Campbell

Lee Kessler

John Shearin

Brian Thompson

Charles Siebert

Geno Silva

Stepfanie Kramer

James Whitmore