# Mission: Impossible

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. 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

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 | Part of the Mission: Impossible film series. |
| Mission: Impossible 3 | May 5, 2006 | Part of the Mission: Impossible film series. |
| Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | December 16, 2011 | Part of the Mission: Impossible film series. |
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | July 31, 2015 | Part of the Mission: Impossible film series. |
| Mission: Impossible – Fallout | July 27, 2018 | Part of the Mission: Impossible film series. |
| Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning | July 12, 2023 | Part of the Mission: Impossible film series. |
| Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning | May 23, 2025 | Part of the Mission: Impossible film series. |

### Soundtracks

Overview of Mission: Impossible soundtracks :
| Title | Release date |
| 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 | MS-DOS | 1991 | Based on the 1988 TV series revival. |
| Mission: Impossible | N64 | 1998 | Based on the first film. |
| Mission: Impossible | PSX | 1999 | Based on the first film. |
| Mission: Impossible | GBC | 2000 | Based on the first film. |
| Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma | GBA | 2003 | |
| Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma | Xbox | 2003 | |
| Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma | PS2 | 2003 | |
| Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma | GC | 2003 | |
| Mission: Impossible III | J2ME | 2006 | Developed by Gameloft |
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | iOS | 2015 | Developed by Glu |
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Android | 2015 | Developed by Glu |

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

### 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

Overview of Mission: Impossible cast and characters :
| Character | TV series | TV series | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film |
| Character | 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 | Greg Morris | | | | | | | | |
| Willy Armitage | Peter Lupus | | | | | | | | | |
| Jim Phelps | Peter Graves | 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 | 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 | Tom Cruise | Tom Cruise | Tom Cruise | Tom Cruise | Tom Cruise | Tom Cruise | Tom Cruise |
| Luther Stickell | | | Ving Rhames | Ving Rhames | Ving Rhames | Ving Rhames | Ving Rhames | Ving Rhames | Ving Rhames | Ving Rhames |
| Eugene Kittridge | | | Henry Czerny | | | | | | Henry Czerny | Henry Czerny |
| Benji Dunn | | | | | Simon Pegg | Simon Pegg | Simon Pegg | Simon Pegg | Simon Pegg | Simon Pegg |
| Julia Meade | | | | | Michelle Monaghan | Michelle Monaghan | | Michelle Monaghan | | |
| William Brandt | | | | | | Jeremy Renner | Jeremy Renner | | | |
| Ilsa Faust | | | | | | | Rebecca Ferguson | Rebecca Ferguson | Rebecca Ferguson | |
| Alan Hunley | | | | | | | Alec Baldwin | Alec Baldwin | | |
| Solomon Lane | | | | | | | Sean Harris | Sean Harris | | |
| Alanna Mitsopolis White Widow | | | | | | | | Vanessa Kirby | Vanessa Kirby | Vanessa Kirby |
| Erica Sloane | | | | | | | | Angela Bassett | Angela Bassett | Angela Bassett |
| Grace | | | | | | | | | Hayley Atwell | Hayley Atwell |
| Jasper Briggs | | | | | | | | | Shea Whigham | Shea Whigham |
| Gabriel | | | | | | | | | Esai Morales | Esai Morales |
| Paris | | | | | | | | | Pom Klementieff | Pom Klementieff |