First Wave (1998)

Adventure · Drama · Mystery

Framed for murder and on the run, a former thief struggles to expose the vanguard of an alien invasion with the help of a conspiracy theorist and newly discovered prophecies of Nostradamus.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (3,918 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

7.70 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 7.1 42 min avg

Bad finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Subject 117	8.0	101
2	Crazy Eddie	7.7	82
3	Mata Hari	7.8	64
4	Hypnotic	7.8	62
5	Elixir	7.8	59
6	Speaking in Tongues	8.1	61
7	Lungfish	7.2	57
8	Book of Shadows	8.1	64
9	Joshua	8.2	54
10	Marker 262	7.5	52
11	Motel California	7.2	52
12	Breeding Ground	7.5	53
13	Blue Agave	7.4	51
14	Cul-De-Sac	7.7	51
15	The Box	8.0	54
16	Undesirables	7.6	50
17	Second Wave	8.3	63
18	Blind Witness	7.9	49
19	Deluge	7.5	47
20	Melody	7.2	44
21	The Aftertime	7.7	46
22	The Decision	7.1	48

Season 2 (1999)

7.45 avg 22 episodes 7.3 → 8.1 44 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Target 117	7.3	41
2	Deepthroat	7.1	41
3	The Apostles	7.0	38
4	Susperience	7.3	35
5	The Channel	7.6	41
6	Red Flag	7.4	39
7	Prayer for the White Man	7.6	39
8	The Purge	7.5	37
9	Lost Souls	7.6	36
10	The Heist	7.7	40
11	Ohio Players	7.3	38
12	Night Falls	7.6	36
13	Normal, Illinois	7.7	38
14	All About Eddie	8.6	43
15	Playland	7.0	43
16	The Harvest	7.4	36
17	Rubicon	7.9	36
18	Gladiator	7.2	34
19	The Trial of Joshua Bridges	5.9	38
20	Underworld	7.6	37
21	Tomorrow	7.6	36
22	The Believers	8.1	39

Season 3 (2000)

7.70 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 8.5

Rebound

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mabus	8.1	38
2	Raven Nation	7.8	34
3	Comes a Horseman	7.7	34
4	Gulag	7.2	34
5	The Flight of Francis Jeffries	7.8	42
6	Still at Large	7.9	36
7	Asylum	7.5	36
8	Eyes of the Gua	7.3	29
9	Skywatchers	7.7	31
10	The Plan	7.9	34
11	Wednesday's Child	6.8	32
12	Unearthed	6.9	35
13	Shadowland	7.9	34
14	Legacy	8.5	47
15	The Edge	7.7	31
16	The Vessel	7.4	31
17	Requiem	7.4	31
18	Checkmate	7.5	32
19	Black Box	7.6	29
20	Beneath the Black Sky	8.1	27
21	Terminal City	8.2	28
22	Twice Bless'd	8.5	33