When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems. The resulting film focuses on the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontlines during the “first wave” from March to June 2020. Their distinct storylines each serve as a microcosm to understand how the city persevered through the worst pandemic in a century
You can now watch The First Wave online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Directing | Matthew Heineman | Director |
| Production | Matthew Heineman | Producer |
| Production | Jenna Millman | Producer |
| Production | Leslie Norville | Producer |
| Production | Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
| Production | Diane Weyermann | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alex Gibney | Executive Producer |
| Production | Leah Natasha Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Production | Maiken Baird | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Fialkow | Executive Producer |
| Production | Pagan Harleman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joedan Okun | Executive Producer |
| Sound | H. Scott Salinas | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Thorsten Thielow | Cinematography |
| Sound | Tristan Baylis | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Andres E. Marthe Gonzalez | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ai Miyatake | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tom Paul | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Francisco Bello | Editor |
| Editing | Matthew Heineman | Editor |
| Editing | David Zieff | Editor |
| Editing | Gabriel Rhodes | Editor |
| Crew | Ross McDonnell | Cinematography |
| Production | Ross McDonnell | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Jon Batiste | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Luke Lorentzen | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Matthew Heineman | Director of Photography |
