TV Show Details
Air Date:October 30th, 1988
Last Air Date:November 1st, 1988
Network:NBC
Status:Ended
Genres:Drama , Action & Adventure , War & Politics
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Steve Sohmer Productions, NBC Productions
Favorite Son (1988)
NBC
Miniseries
"The only thing more dangerous than his politics... is the woman behind them."
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Plot
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.
