Favorite Son

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

• 1988
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• Ended
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• 16

• War & Politics
• Action & Adventure
• Drama

★ 5.0 TMDB Rating · 6 votes

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

1

Episodes

3

First aired

Oct 30, 1988

Networks

NBC

Original language

English

Origin

United States