Shows Like First Wave
If you liked First Wave (1998), a action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Falling Skies (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasyFalling Skies opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside…
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Invasion (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasyEarth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity's existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling…
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Defiance (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasyIn the near future, planet Earth is permanently altered following the sudden—and tumultuous—arrival of seven unique alien races. In the boom-town of Defiance, the newly-formed civilization of humans and aliens must…
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V (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasyA re-imagining of the 1980s miniseries about the world's first encounter with an alien race in which the aliens call themselves The Visitors, and have a seemingly friendly agenda that may or may not be a cover for…
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Secret Invasion (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventureNick Fury and Talos discover a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.
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V (1984)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasyOnce again, Earth is the battleground. But now the aliens whose human guise hides their true reptilian natures are wiser. They believe the secret to their survival on Earth lies in the DNA of the newly born half-human…
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The Greatest American Hero (1981)
★ 7.2/10Also action & adventureThe chronicles of teacher Ralph Hinkley's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red suit that gives him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately, Ralph, who hates wearing the suit, immediately loses its instruction…
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War of the Worlds (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasyWhen astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with bated breath. They do not have to wait…
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Farzar (2022)
★ 6/10Also sci-fi & fantasyFollow the adventures of Prince Fichael and his crew as they venture out of their domed human city to fight the evil aliens that want to kill and/or eat them.
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La Brea (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventureAn epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval…
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Halo (2022)
★ 8.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventureDepicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
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Teacup (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasyA mysterious event traps people on a rural Georgia farm, forcing them to unite against an unknown, deadly force. A young boy named Arlo becomes central to uncovering the truth.
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Krypton (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasySet two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, Krypton follows Superman’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights to redeem his family’s honor…
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V: The Final Battle (1984)
★ 7.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasyA small group of human resistance fighters fight a desperate guerilla war against the genocidal extra-terrestrials who dominate Earth.
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The War Between the Land and the Sea (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasyWhen a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity, an international crisis is triggered. With the entire population at risk, UNIT step into action as the land and…
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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012)
★ 7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventureUNSC Cadet Thomas Lasky must conquer his inner fears and join forces with super-soldier John-117 to take down a massive faction of the Covenant.
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Citadel (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also action & adventureWhat if you lost your memory? What if a spy didn't know they were a spy? Years ago, the top agents of Citadel, Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh, had their minds wiped. But, they're called back to action as sinister forces…
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Roswell, New Mexico (2019)
★ 7.7/10Also sci-fi & fantasyAfter reluctantly returning to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of undocumented immigrants discovers a shocking truth about her teenage crush who is now a police officer—he’s an alien who…
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Torchwood (2006)
★ 7.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventureThe exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.
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The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasyAn extraterrestrial alien arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.