Mission: Impossible Explained

Mission: Impossible
Creator:Bruce Geller
Origin:Mission: Impossible (1966)
Owner:Paramount Pictures
Years:1966–present
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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

Overview Mission: Impossible television series
TitleReleaseSeasonsEpisodesNote(s)
Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)1966–19737171 episodes
Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series)1988–1990235 episodes

Films

See main article: Mission: Impossible (film series).

Overview of Mission: Impossible films
TitleRelease dateNote(s)
Released theatrically in Europe and Australia.
Mission: ImpossiblePart of the Mission: Impossible film series.
Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film

Soundtracks

Overview of Mission: Impossible soundtracks
TitleRelease dateNote(s)
Mission: Impossible (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible 2
Mission: Impossible 2 (Music from the Original Motion Picture Score)
Mission: Impossible III (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Music from the Motion Picture)
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Music from the Motion Picture)
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Music from the Motion Picture)
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Music from the Motion Picture)

Video games

Overview of Mission: Impossible video games
TitlePlatformRelease dateNote(s)
Mission: ImpossibleNESBased on the 1988 TV series revival.
Mission: Impossible[2] MS-DOS
Mission: ImpossibleN64Based on the first film.
PSX1999
Mission: ImpossibleGBC
GBA
Xbox
PS2
GC
Mission: Impossible IIIJ2MEDeveloped by Gameloft
Mission: Impossible – Rogue NationiOSDeveloped by Glu
Android

Books

Overview of Mission: Impossible books
TitleRelease dateAuthorNote(s)
Mission: Impossible 1Walter Wager (credited as John Tiger)Part of a series
Mission: Impossible 2: Code Name: JudasJim Lawrence (credited as Max Walker)
Mission: Impossible 3: Code Name: Rapier
Mission: Impossible 4: Code Name: Little IvanWalter Wager (credited as John Tiger)
Mission: Impossible: The Priceless ParticleTalmage PowellPart of a series
Mission: Impossible: The Money Explosion
Mission ImpossiblePeter BarsocchiniNovelization to the Tom Cruise film
Mission Impossible: The Aztec ImperativeJames LucenoTie-in series to the film series
Mission Impossible: Ring of FireTom Philbin
Mission Impossible: The Doomsday Summit

Comics

Overview of Mission: Impossible comics
TitleRelease dateNote(s)
Mission: ImpossibleFive issue series published by Dell Comics
Mission: ImpossibleComic strip published in Countdown/TV Action
Mission: ImpossibleTie-in prequel one-shot to the 1996 film published by Marvel Comics

Cast and characters

See main article: List of Mission: Impossible characters.

See also: Mission: Impossible (film series).

Overview of Mission: Impossible cast and characters
CharacterTV seriesFilm
Mission: Impossible (1966)Mission: Impossible (1988)Mission: Impossible
Ghost Protocol

Rogue Nation

Fallout

Dead Reckoning Part One
Untitled eighth film
Dan BriggsSteven Hill
Cinnamon CarterBarbara Bain
Barney CollierGreg Morris
Willy ArmitagePeter Lupus
Jim PhelpsPeter GravesJon Voight
Rollin HandMartin Landau
ParisLeonard Nimoy
Dana LambertLesley Warren
Dr. Doug RobertSam Elliott
Lisa CaseyLynda Day George
Nicholas BlackThaao Penghlis
Max HarteTony Hamilton
Grant CollierPhil Morris
Casey RandallTerry Markwell
Shannon ReedJane Badler
Ethan HuntTom Cruise
Luther StickellVing Rhames
Eugene KittridgeHenry CzernyHenry Czerny
Claire PhelpsEmmanuelle Béart
Franz KriegerJean Reno
Sarah DaviesKristin Scott Thomas
Max MitsopolisVanessa Redgrave
Sean AmbroseDougray Scott
Nyah Nordoff-HallThandiwe Newton

Swanbeck
Anthony Hopkins
Hugh StampRichard Roxburgh
Billy BairdJohn Polson
John C. McCloyBrendan Gleeson
Dr. NekhorvichRade Šerbedžija
Benji DunnSimon Pegg
Julia MeadeMichelle MonaghanMichelle Monaghan
Owen DavianPhilip Seymour Hoffman
John MusgraveBilly Crudup
Declan GormleyJonathan Rhys Meyers
Lindsey FarrisKeri Russell
Zhen LeiMaggie Q
Theodore BrasselLaurence Fishburne
William BrandtJeremy Renner
Jane CarterPaula Patton
Kurt HendricksMichael Nyqvist
Ilsa FaustRebecca Ferguson
Alan HunleyAlec Baldwin
Solomon LaneSean Harris
AtleeSimon McBurney
Prime Minister of the United KingdomTom Hollander
Alanna Mitsopolis
Vanessa Kirby
August Walker
Henry Cavill
Erica SloaneAngela Bassett
GraceHayley Atwell
Jasper BriggsShea Whigham
GabrielEsai Morales
ParisPom Klementieff

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Mission: Impossible for DOS (1991) . . Blue Flame Labs . May 16, 2020.