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First Wave

First Wave

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First Wave

1998- 2001

3 Seasons

66 Episodes

7.2(63 votes)

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Action & Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Overview

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.

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American Zoetrope

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

2 featured cast members

Starring

Rob LaBelle

Rob LaBelle

Crazy Eddie

Sebastian Spence

Sebastian Spence

Cade Foster

Creative team

Created by: Chris Brancato
Showrunner: Larry Sugar
Produced by: Francis Ford Coppola

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