Favorite Son

Favorite Son(1988)

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

Ended
October 30, 1988
255 min/episode

1

Season

3

Episodes

TMDB4.04

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

Miniseries

3 episodes • 1988

Cast

Crew

Executive Producer

Steve Sohmer

Director of Photography

Bradford May

Networks

NBC

Details

Original Language

en

Country of Origin

US

Type

Miniseries

Production

Steve Sohmer Productions, NBC Productions

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