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
Unfortunately the movie The First Wave is not yet available on HBO Max.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Camera | Thorsten Thielow | Director of Photography |
