
Favorite Son (1988)
4.7|30 Oct, 1988|255 min
The only thing more dangerous than his politics... is the woman behind them.
4.7|30 Oct, 1988|255 min
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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
Season 1 (1988)3
Keywords
conspiracy
miniseries
u.s. senator
usa politics
Casts

Harry Hamlin
Senator Terry Fallon

Linda Kozlowski
Sally Crain

Robert Loggia
Nick Mancuso

John Mahoney
Lou Brenner

Ronny Cox
Admiral William Rieker

Lance Guest
David Ross

Kenneth McMillan
Henry O'Brien

Mitchell Ryan
Vice President Dan Eastman

Richard Bradford
Charles MacDonald

Jason Alexander
Chris Van Allen

Jon Cypher
Bartholomew Scott

Fredric Lehne
Wyckoff

Richard Herd

Randi Brooks
Dante D'Andre

J. Kenneth Campbell
Thomas
Lee Kessler
John Shearin

Brian Thompson
Peterson

Charles Siebert

Geno Silva
Colonel Octavio Martinez

Stepfanie Kramer
Stevie Chandler

James Whitmore
The President
Crews
Martin Becker
Special Effects

Jeff Bleckner
Director
Steve Sohmer
Teleplay
Steve Sohmer
Novel
David M. Haber
Production Designer

Bradford May
Director of Photography
Jonathan Bernstein
Producer
Joe Ann Fogle
Supervising Film Editor
Jeff Freeman
Editor
Steve Sohmer
Executive Producer
Tim Myers
Associate Producer
Mary V. Buck
Casting
Susan Edelman
Casting

John Morris
Original Music Composer