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Favorite Son

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.

1988 |1 Season  | 4h 15m |  War & Politics

Cast

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Harry Hamlin

Senator Terry Fallon

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Linda Kozlowski

Sally Crain

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Robert Loggia

Nick Mancuso

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John Mahoney

Lou Brenner

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Ronny Cox

Admiral William Rieker

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Lance Guest

David Ross

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Kenneth McMillan

Henry O'Brien

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Mitchell Ryan

Vice President Dan Eastman

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Richard Bradford

Charles MacDonald

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Jason Alexander

Chris Van Allen

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Jon Cypher

Bartholomew Scott

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Fredric Lehne

Wyckoff

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Richard Herd

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Randi Brooks

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J. Kenneth Campbell

Thomas

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Brian Thompson

Peterson

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Charles Siebert

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Geno Silva

Colonel Octavio Martinez

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Stepfanie Kramer

Stevie Chandler

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James Whitmore

The President

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Creator

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Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

NBC