Favorite Son

Plot summary

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

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.

Seasons

Crew

• Jeff BlecknerDirector
• personSteve SohmerWriter · Executive producer
• personJonathan BernsteinProducer
• John MorrisMusic

Cast

Production companies

• movieSteve Sohmer Productions
• NBC Productions