Mission: Impossible

Not to be confused with Impossible Mission.

This article is about the multimedia franchise. For other uses, see Mission: Impossible (disambiguation).

Mission: Impossible
Series logo
Created by	Bruce Geller
Original work	Mission: Impossible (1966)
Owner	Paramount Pictures
Years	1966–present
Films and television
Film(s)	Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob Film series
Television series	Mission: Impossible (1966–1973) Mission: Impossible (1988–1990)
Games
Video game(s)	Mission: Impossible (1990) Mission: Impossible (1998) Mission: Impossible (2000) Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Music from Mission: Impossible Mission: Impossible Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible 2 Mission: Impossible 2: Score Mission: Impossible III
Original music	"Theme from Mission: Impossible" "I Disappear" "Scum of the Earth" "Take a Look Around"

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 generated over $4 billion in revenue making Mission: Impossible one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. ^[1] As of 2023, the latest media released in the franchise was the live-action spy film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One , which premiered in Rome on July 12, 2023.

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 3	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
Mission: Impossible (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)	May 14, 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

Video games

Overview of Mission: Impossible video games

Title	Platform	Release date	Note(s)
Mission: Impossible	NES	1990	Based on the 1988 TV series revival.
Mission: Impossible [2]	MS-DOS	1991
Mission: Impossible	N64	1998	Based on the first 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 Part One	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
Grace									Hayley Atwell
Jasper Briggs									Shea Whigham
Gabriel									Esai Morales
Paris									Pom Klementieff

References

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.