First Wave

First Wave
Premiere	September 9, 1998
Finale	February 7, 2001
Creator	Chris Brancato
Network/Provider	Space
Style	60-minute sci-fi drama
Company	Peace Arch Entertainment, Vidatron Entertainment, Pearson Television International
Seasons	3
Episodes	66
Origin	Canada

First Wave is a sci-fi drama that aired on Space.

Former thief turned security specialist Kincaid Lawrence "Cade" Foster’s life was idyllic, with a beautiful wife, good job and a nice house. Unbeknownst to him, a race of extraterrestrials called the Gua have identified him as subject 117 in an experiment to test human resilience. As part of this experiment, his life is systematically ruined, including the murder of his wife, for which he is framed. He is the only one of the 117 subjects to solve the riddles of the experiment and escape arrest to live as a fugitive. The Gua are among humans in the form of hybridised genetic clones and plan to enslave humanity—the first of three “waves” intent on conquering and finally destroying the human race. Constantly pursued by the police, and a strange government agency called the Illuminati, Foster discovers previously unknown quatrains of Nostradamus, which tell of three waves that will destroy the planet unless the “twice-blessed man” can stop them. For this reason, Foster investigates strange occurrences that may have ties to the Nostradamus quatrains, hoping to find what he needs to stop the Gua.

"Crazy" Eddie Nambulous is a computer hacker who helps Cade Foster and works on a web tabloid Paranoid Times. He uses Cade’s journal to tell people that the "aliens are here, walking among us, laying the groundwork for an impending invasion." After scanning the prophecies of Nostradamus into his computer, he analyzes and cross-references the quatrains with bizarre current events to which they may be connected. Foster and Eddie use these quatrains to understand the Gua invasion and search for any and all tools that may aid them in stopping the invasion in its First Wave.

One of the Gua, Joshua, does not believe the invasion of Earth is necessary. Although he wants the best for his people, he helps Cade and Eddie stop his people from initiating the “Second Wave” — the invasion itself, in which 19 million people will die.

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
Space
Season One	September 9, 1998	June 30, 1999	22
Season Two	September 22, 1999	June 14, 2000	22
Season Three	September 13, 2000	February 7, 2001	22

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

External Links

• opening credits