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Favorite Son

Genres
War & Politics
Action & Adventure
Drama
Rating
4.0
StatusEnded
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Seasons1
Episodes3
First Air Date1988-10-30
Last Air Date1988-11-01

Overview

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.

Seasons

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S1

Miniseries

3 Episodes

1988

Cast & Crew

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Harry Hamlin

as Senator Terry Fallon

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Linda Kozlowski

as Sally Crain

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Robert Loggia

as Nick Mancuso

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John Mahoney

as Lou Brenner

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Ronny Cox

as Admiral William Rieker

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Lance Guest

as David Ross

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Kenneth McMillan

as Henry O'Brien

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Mitchell Ryan

as Vice President Dan Eastman

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Richard Bradford

as Charles MacDonald

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Jason Alexander

as Chris Van Allen

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Jon Cypher

as Bartholomew Scott

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Fredric Lehne

as Wyckoff

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Richard Herd

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Randi Brooks

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Dante D'Andre

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J. Kenneth Campbell

as Thomas

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Lee Kessler

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John Shearin

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Brian Thompson

as Peterson

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Charles Siebert

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Geno Silva

as Colonel Octavio Martinez

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Stepfanie Kramer

as Stevie Chandler

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James Whitmore

as The President

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