Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Favorite Son
- Release
- October 30, 1988
- Screen Time
- 1 season
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- N/A
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Harry Hamlin
Senator Terry Fallon
3 eps.
Linda Kozlowski
Sally Crain
3 eps.
Robert Loggia
Nick Mancuso
3 eps.
John Mahoney
Lou Brenner
3 eps.
Philip McKeon
3 eps.
Ronny Cox
Admiral William Rieker
3 eps.
Lance Guest
David Ross
3 eps.
Kenneth McMillan
Henry O'Brien
3 eps.
Mitchell Ryan
Vice President Dan Eastman
3 eps.
Richard Bradford
Charles MacDonald
3 eps.
Jason Alexander
Chris Van Allen
3 eps.
Jon Cypher
Bartholomew Scott
3 eps.
