First Wave

First Wave

First Wave

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First Wave

1998- 2001

3 Seasons

66 Episodes

7.1(61 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

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2 members

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Rob LaBelle

Crazy Eddie

Rob LaBelle

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Sebastian Spence

Cade Foster

Sebastian Spence

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