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Favorite Son
Miniseries · Ended

Favorite Son

19881 season3 episodes★ 5.0 (6 votes)Rated 16
War & PoliticsAction & AdventureDramaNBC

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.

Seasons

Miniseries
Miniseries1988 · 3 episodes

Cast

Harry HamlinHarry HamlinSenator Terry Fallon · 3 ep.Linda KozlowskiLinda KozlowskiSally Crain · 3 ep.Robert LoggiaRobert LoggiaNick Mancuso · 3 ep.John MahoneyJohn MahoneyLou Brenner · 3 ep.Philip McKeonPhilip McKeon · 3 ep.Ronny CoxRonny CoxAdmiral William Rieker · 3 ep.Lance GuestLance GuestDavid Ross · 3 ep.Kenneth McMillanKenneth McMillanHenry O'Brien · 3 ep.Mitchell RyanMitchell RyanVice President Dan Eastman · 3 ep.Richard BradfordRichard BradfordCharles MacDonald · 3 ep.Jason AlexanderJason AlexanderChris Van Allen · 3 ep.Jon CypherJon CypherBartholomew Scott · 3 ep.Fredric LehneFredric LehneWyckoff · 3 ep.Richard HerdRichard Herd · 3 ep.Randi BrooksRandi Brooks · 3 ep.DDante D'Andre · 3 ep.J. Kenneth CampbellJ. Kenneth CampbellThomas · 3 ep.LLee Kessler · 3 ep.JJohn Shearin · 3 ep.Brian ThompsonBrian ThompsonPeterson · 3 ep.Charles SiebertCharles Siebert · 3 ep.Geno SilvaGeno SilvaColonel Octavio Martinez · 3 ep.Stepfanie KramerStepfanie KramerStevie Chandler · 3 ep.James WhitmoreJames WhitmoreThe President · 3 ep.

Crew

Directing
Jeff Bleckner (Director)
Writing
Steve Sohmer (Novel), Steve Sohmer (Teleplay)
Production
Susan Edelman (Casting), Mary V. Buck (Casting), Tim Myers (Associate Producer), Steve Sohmer (Executive Producer), David M. Haber (Production Designer), Jonathan Bernstein (Producer)
Sound
John Morris (Original Music Composer)
Camera
Bradford May (Director of Photography)
Editing
Joe Ann Fogle (Supervising Film Editor), Jeff Freeman (Editor)

Known as

Günstling der Hölle German · DE
Candidat à la présidence French · FR
Jogo do Poder Portuguese · BR

Data: TMDB (this product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB), Wikidata.