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Favorite Son

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

5.06 votes on TMDB1988TV Series

  • War & Politics
  • Action & Adventure
  • Drama

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.

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