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Favorite Son

"The only thing more dangerous than his politics... is the woman behind them."

1988-10-30
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en
War & Politics
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.

Special Effects

Martin Becker

Casting

Susan Edelman

Novel

Steve Sohmer

Teleplay

Steve Sohmer

Associate Producer

Tim Myers

Director

Jeff Bleckner

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Status

Ended

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Steve Sohmer Productions
  • NBC Productions