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Favorite Son(1988)

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First Air Date: 1988-10-30
Average Runtime: 4h 15m
Rating: 4.6
Votes: 5
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3

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.

Keywords

conspiracyminiseriesu.s. senatorusa politics

Seasons & Episodes

Miniseries

Episodes: 3
E01
Part 1

Air Date: 1988-10-30

4h 15m

No episode overview available.

E02
Part 2

Air Date: 1988-10-31

4h 15m

No episode overview available.

E03
Part 3

Air Date: 1988-11-01

4h 15m

No episode overview available.

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Top Cast

Harry Hamlin
Harry Hamlin
Senator Terry Fallon
Linda Kozlowski
Linda Kozlowski
Sally Crain
Robert Loggia
Robert Loggia
Nick Mancuso
John Mahoney
John Mahoney
Lou Brenner
Philip McKeon
Philip McKeon
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Ronny Cox
Ronny Cox
Admiral William Rieker
Lance Guest
Lance Guest
David Ross
Kenneth McMillan
Kenneth McMillan
Henry O'Brien
Mitchell Ryan
Mitchell Ryan
Vice President Dan Eastman
Richard Bradford
Richard Bradford
Charles MacDonald
Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander
Chris Van Allen
Jon Cypher
Jon Cypher
Bartholomew Scott
Fredric Lehne
Fredric Lehne
Wyckoff
Richard Herd
Richard Herd
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Randi Brooks
Randi Brooks
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