Mission: Impossible Explained
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 , which premiered in Rome on July 12, 2023.
Media
Television series
Films
See main article: Mission: Impossible (film series).
Soundtracks
Video games
Books
Overview of Mission: Impossible booksTitle | Release date | Author | Note(s) |
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Mission: Impossible 1 | | Walter Wager (credited as John Tiger) | Part of a series |
Mission: Impossible 2: Code Name: Judas | | Jim Lawrence (credited as Max Walker) |
Mission: Impossible 3: Code Name: Rapier |
Mission: Impossible 4: Code Name: Little Ivan | | Walter Wager (credited as John Tiger) |
Mission: Impossible: The Priceless Particle | | Talmage Powell | Part of a series |
Mission: Impossible: The Money Explosion | |
Mission Impossible | | 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 |
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Comics
Overview of Mission: Impossible comicsTitle | Release date | Note(s) |
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Mission: Impossible | | Five issue series published by Dell Comics |
Mission: Impossible | | Comic strip published in Countdown/TV Action |
Mission: Impossible | | Tie-in prequel one-shot to the 1996 film published by Marvel Comics |
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Cast and characters
See main article: List of Mission: Impossible characters.
See also: Mission: Impossible (film series).
Notes and References
- Web site: Barone. Matt. Paula Patton: The P Is Free (2011/2012 Cover Story). Complex. Verizon Hearst Media Partners. November 15, 2011. February 7, 2021.
- Web site: Mission: Impossible for DOS (1991) . . Blue Flame Labs . May 16, 2020.