Series synopsis
First Wave is a Canadian action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Syfy on September 9, 1998. It ended on February 7, 2001. It was created by Chris Brancato. It stars Rob LaBelle and Sebastian Spence.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rob LaBelle as Crazy Eddie
- Sebastian Spence as Cade Foster
Guest cast
- Gabrielle Miller as Molly Simon
- Sarah Strange as Henrietta / Hank
- A.J. Cook as Lindsay Tilden
- Katharine Isabelle as Elizabeth
- Sarah Chalke as Chloe Wells
- Camille Sullivan as Diana Black
- C. Ernst Harth as Mel Ludwig
- Sean Day Michael as Biker Leader
- Andre Benjamin as Soldier
- Jennifer Jasey as Dr.Giddings
- Ben Derrick as S.A.R. Manager
- Terry Barclay as Factory Manager
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 66 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | September 9, 1998 | June 30, 1999 |
| Season 2 | 22 | January 9, 2000 | June 25, 2000 |
| Season 3 | 22 | September 13, 2000 | February 7, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Subject 117 After having disturbing visions and finding a man who was in one of his visions dead of suicide, Cade Foster's life is suddenly turned upside down; his house bugged, credit cards not working, job gone, and his wife terrified even to go home, things go from bad to worse. |
September 9, 1998 |
| 2 |
Crazy Eddie On the run from the law, Cade seeks help from a paranoid conspiracy theorist named Crazy Eddie. |
September 16, 1998 |
| 3 |
Mata Hari With Eddie's help, Cade poses as a math genius to investigate the mysterious death of a grad student in Boston. |
September 23, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Target 117 Cade travels to an island to search for a man who has contacted them, saying that he has escaped an alien experiment. Too late, Eddie realizes it is a trap. |
January 9, 2000 |
| 2 |
Deepthroat An astronomer friend of Eddie's has proof of a meteor coming through a wormhole, but is murdered by a Gua agent before he can send it to Eddie. He sent a copy to a U.S. Senator who denies receiving the package. |
January 16, 2000 |
| 3 |
The Apostles Cade travels to a small town in Wyoming that is being terrorized by a motorcycle gang called The Apostles. |
January 23, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mabus Jordan Radcliffe joins Cade and Eddie to fight the aliens. The Gua make a clone of Cade. |
September 13, 2000 |
| 2 |
Raven Nation Raven Nation is a resistance group that fashions themselves after the ethos of Cade Foster and his significance as a key in defeating the Gua. Jordan Radcliffe becomes Cade's most trusted ally within the group. |
September 20, 2000 |
| 3 |
Comes a Horseman While investigating a biological research facility, Foster is exposed to a lethal airborne virus and must risk his life in order to prevent the virus from spreading. |
September 27, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syfy |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 9, 1998 |
| Last aired | February 7, 2001 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 20:00:00 |