Favorite Son
First Aired: Oct 30, 1988
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Genres: War & Politics
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 Hamlin | Senator Terry Fallon
Linda Kozlowski | Sally Crain
Robert Loggia | Nick Mancuso
John Mahoney | Lou Brenner
Ronny Cox | Admiral William Rieker
Lance Guest | David Ross
Featured Crew
Martin Becker | Special Effects
John Morris | Music
Jeff Bleckner | Director
Steve Sohmer | Teleplay
Steve Sohmer | Novel
David M. Haber | Production Designer
