Favorite Son (1988)

The only thing more dangerous than his politics... is the woman behind them.

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.

Favorite Son

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as Senator Terry Fallon

Linda Kozlowski

Linda Kozlowski

as Nick Mancuso

as Admiral William Rieker

Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

as Henry O'Brien

as Vice President Dan Eastman

Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

as Charles MacDonald

Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander

as Chris Van Allen

as Bartholomew Scott

J. Kenneth Campbell

J. Kenneth Campbell

Charles Siebert

Charles Siebert

as Colonel Octavio Martinez

Stepfanie Kramer

Stepfanie Kramer

as Stevie Chandler

as The President

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Seasons

Season 1

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