Mission: Impossible

For the unrelated 1984 game, see Impossible Mission.
This article is about the multimedia franchise. For other uses, see Mission: Impossible (disambiguation).
Mission: Impossible
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Created byBruce Geller
Original workMission: Impossible (1966)
OwnerParamount Pictures
Years1966–present
Films and television
Film(s)
Television series
Games
Video game(s)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)
Original music

Mission: Impossible is an American multimedia franchise based on a fictional secret espionage agency known as the Impossible Missions Force (IMF). The 1966 TV series ran for seven seasons and was revived in 1988 for two seasons. It inspired a series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise beginning in 1996. By 2011, the franchise had generated over $4 billion in revenue, making it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.[1]

As of 2025, the latest media released in the franchise was the live-action spy film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, which premiered in Tokyo on May 5, 2025 and released internationally on the 23rd of the same month.

Media

Television series

Overview Mission: Impossible television series
Title Release Seasons Episodes Note(s)
Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series) 1966–1973 7 171 episodes
Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series) 1988–1990 2 35 episodes

Films

Main article: Mission: Impossible (film series)
Overview of Mission: Impossible films
Title Release date Note(s)
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob 1967 Released theatrically in Europe and Australia.
Mission: Impossible May 22, 1996 Part of the Mission: Impossible film series.
Mission: Impossible 2 May 24, 2000
Mission: Impossible III May 5, 2006
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol December 16, 2011
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation July 31, 2015
Mission: Impossible – Fallout July 27, 2018
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning July 12, 2023
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning May 23, 2025

Soundtracks

Overview of Mission: Impossible soundtracks
Title Release date Note(s)
Music from Mission: Impossible 1967
More Mission: Impossible 1969
Mission: Impossible (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) May 14, 1996
Mission: Impossible – (Music from the Original Motion Picture Score) June 18, 1996
Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible 2 May 9, 2000
Mission: Impossible 2 (Music from the Original Motion Picture Score) June 13, 2000
Mission: Impossible III (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) May 9, 2006
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Music from the Motion Picture) December 13, 2011
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Music from the Motion Picture) July 24, 2015
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Music from the Motion Picture) July 13, 2018
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Music from the Motion Picture) July 12, 2023
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Music from the Motion Picture) May 23, 2025

Video games

Overview of Mission: Impossible video games
Title Platform Release date Note(s)
Spy Daisakusen Japanese home computers 1982 Based on the 1966 TV series. Released in Japan only.
Mission: Impossible NES 1990 Based on the 1988 TV series revival.
Mission: Impossible[2] MS-DOS 1991
Mission: Impossible N64 1998 Based on the 1996 film.
PSX 1999
Mission: Impossible GBC 2000
Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma GBA 2003
Xbox
PS2
GC
Mission: Impossible III J2ME 2006 Developed by Gameloft
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation iOS 2015 Developed by Glu
Android

Books

Overview of Mission: Impossible books
Title Release date Author Note(s)
Mission: Impossible 1 1967 Walter Wager (credited as John Tiger) Part of a series
Mission: Impossible 2: Code Name: Judas 1968 Jim Lawrence (credited as Max Walker)
Mission: Impossible 3: Code Name: Rapier
Mission: Impossible 4: Code Name: Little Ivan 1969 Walter Wager (credited as John Tiger)
Mission: Impossible: The Priceless Particle 1969 Talmage Powell Part of a series
Mission: Impossible: The Money Explosion 1970
Mission Impossible 1996 Peter Barsocchini Novelization to the Tom Cruise film
Mission Impossible: The Aztec Imperative James Luceno Tie-in series to the film series
Mission Impossible: Ring of Fire Tom Philbin
Mission Impossible: The Doomsday Summit

Comics

Overview of Mission: Impossible comics
Title Release date Note(s)
Mission: Impossible 1967 Five issue series published by Dell Comics
Mission: Impossible 1972 Comic strip published in Countdown/TV Action
Mission: Impossible 1996 Tie-in prequel one-shot to the 1996 film published by Marvel Comics

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Mission: Impossible characters
See also: Mission: Impossible (film series)
Overview of Mission: Impossible cast and characters
Character TV series Film
Mission: Impossible (1966) Mission: Impossible (1988) Mission: Impossible Mission: Impossible 2 Mission: Impossible III Mission: Impossible –
Ghost Protocol 		Mission: Impossible –
Rogue Nation 		Mission: Impossible –
Fallout 		Mission: Impossible –
Dead Reckoning 		Mission: Impossible –
The Final Reckoning
Dan Briggs Steven Hill
Cinnamon Carter Barbara Bain
Barney Collier Greg Morris
Willy Armitage Peter Lupus
Jim Phelps Peter Graves Jon Voight
Rollin Hand Martin Landau
The Great Paris Leonard Nimoy
Dana Lambert Lesley Warren
Dr. Doug Robert Sam Elliott
Lisa Casey Lynda Day George
Nicholas Black Thaao Penghlis
Max Harte Tony Hamilton
Grant Collier Phil Morris
Casey Randall Terry Markwell
Shannon Reed Jane Badler
Ethan Hunt Tom Cruise
Luther Stickell Ving Rhames
Eugene Kittridge Henry Czerny Henry Czerny
Benji Dunn Simon Pegg
Julia Meade Michelle Monaghan Michelle Monaghan
William Brandt Jeremy Renner
Ilsa Faust Rebecca Ferguson
Alan Hunley Alec Baldwin
Solomon Lane Sean Harris
Alanna Mitsopolis
White Widow 		Vanessa Kirby
Erica Sloane Angela Bassett Angela Bassett
Denlinger Cary Elwes
Grace Hayley Atwell
Jasper Briggs Shea Whigham
Gabriel Esai Morales
Paris Pom Klementieff

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mission: Impossible.
  1. ^ Barone, Matt (November 15, 2011). "Paula Patton: The P Is Free (2011/2012 Cover Story)". Complex. Verizon Hearst Media Partners. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mission: Impossible for DOS (1991)". MobyGames. Blue Flame Labs. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
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