Favorite Son

TV Show
TitleFavorite Son
User score

4.7

Release dateOct 30, 1988
Release date of last episodeNov 1, 1998
GenreWar & Politics
Production countryUnited States of America
Production companiesSteve Sohmer Productions, NBC Productions
Series statusEnded
Seasons count1 (List of episodes)
Episodes count3
Run time255 min.

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.

Latest episodes

List of episodes

S1.E3 ∙ Part 3

Nov 1, 1998

S1.E2 ∙ Part 2

Oct 31, 1998

S1.E1 ∙ Part 1

Oct 30, 1988

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