Overview
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.
Cast
- Harry Hamlin as Senator Terry Fallon
- Linda Kozlowski as Sally Crain
- Robert Loggia as Nick Mancuso
- John Mahoney as Lou Brenner
- Philip McKeon
- Ronny Cox as Admiral William Rieker
- Lance Guest as David Ross
- Kenneth McMillan as Henry O'Brien
- Mitchell Ryan as Vice President Dan Eastman
- Richard Bradford as Charles MacDonald