Favorite Son

Miniseries

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

1988tvEnded1 Season · 3 Ep

War & PoliticsAction & AdventureDrama

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Network: NBC

Season aired: 1988-10-29

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.