Toen COVID-19 in 2020 New York City trof, kreeg filmmaker Matthew Heineman toegang tot één van de zwaarst getroffen ziekenhuizen. De documentaire volgt de artsen, verpleegkundigen en patiënten in de frontlinie tijdens de eerste coronagolf van maart tot juni 2020. Terwijl het ziekenhuispersoneel wanhopig door de crisis probeert te navigeren, verandert het verwoestende spoor van de pandemie de structuur van het dagelijkse leven en brengt het de langdurige ongelijkheid in de samenleving aan het licht.
Nee, helaas is The First Wave nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Production | Alex Gibney | Executive Producer |
| Production | Maiken Baird | Executive Producer |
| Production | Matthew Heineman | Producer |
| Production | Joedan Okun | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Matthew Heineman | Director |
| Production | Diane Weyermann | Executive Producer |
| Production | Leah Natasha Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Production | Pagan Harleman | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Fialkow | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jenna Millman | Producer |
| Production | Leslie Norville | Producer |
| Sound | Andres E. Marthe Gonzalez | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ai Miyatake | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tom Paul | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | H. Scott Salinas | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Thorsten Thielow | Cinematography |
| Sound | Tristan Baylis | Sound Designer |
| Editing | David Zieff | Editor |
| Editing | Matthew Heineman | Editor |
| Editing | Francisco Bello | Editor |
| Production | Ross McDonnell | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Ross McDonnell | Cinematography |
| Sound | Jon Batiste | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Luke Lorentzen | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Matthew Heineman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gabriel Rhodes | Editor |
