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Mission: Impossible

{{Short description|American media franchise}}{{For|the unrelated 1984 game|Impossible Mission}}{{About|the multimedia franchise}}

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| 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 had generated over $4 billion in revenue, making it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.{{cite web|last=Barone|first=Matt|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2011/11/paula-patton-complex-cover-story-2011|title=Paula Patton: The P Is Free (2011/2012 Cover Story)|magazine=Complex|publisher=Verizon Hearst Media Partners|date=November 15, 2011|access-date=February 7, 2021}}

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=

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|+Overview Mission: Impossible television series

scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Release

!scope="col"| Seasons

!scope="col"| Episodes

!scope="col"| Note(s)

scope="row"|Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)

| 1966–1973

| 7

| 171 episodes

|

scope="row"|Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series)

| 1988–1990

| 2

| 35 episodes

|

=Films=

{{main|Mission: Impossible (film series)}}

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|+Overview of Mission: Impossible films

scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Release date

!scope="col"| Note(s)

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

| {{dts|1967| | }}

| Released theatrically in Europe and Australia.

Mission: Impossible

| {{dts|1996|05|22}}

| rowspan="8" | Part of the Mission: Impossible film series.

Mission: Impossible 2

| {{dts|2000|05|24}}

Mission: Impossible III

| {{dts|2006|05|05}}

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

| {{dts|2011|12|16}}

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

| {{dts|2015|07|31}}

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

| {{dts|2018|7|27}}

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning

| {{dts|2023|7|12}}

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

| {{dts|2025|5|23}}

=Soundtracks=

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|+Overview of Mission: Impossible soundtracks

scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Release date

!scope="col"| Note(s)

scope="row"| Music from Mission: Impossible

| {{dts|1967| | }}

|

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)

| {{dts|May 14, 1996| | }}

|

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible – (Music from the Original Motion Picture Score)

| {{dts|June 18, 1996| | }}

|

scope="row"| Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible 2

| {{dts|May 9, 2000| | }}

|

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible 2 (Music from the Original Motion Picture Score)

| {{dts|June 13, 2000| | }}

|

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible III (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

| {{dts|May 9, 2006| | }}

|

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Music from the Motion Picture)

| {{dts|December 13, 2011| | }}

|

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Music from the Motion Picture)

| {{dts|July 24, 2015| | }}

|

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Music from the Motion Picture)

| {{dts|July 13, 2018| | }}

|

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Music from the Motion Picture)

| {{dts|July 12, 2023| | }}

|

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Music from the Motion Picture)

| {{dts|May 23, 2025| | }}

|

=Video games=

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|+Overview of Mission: Impossible video games

scope="col"| Title

!Platform

! scope="col" | Release date

!scope="col"| Note(s)

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible

|NES

| {{dts|1990| | }}

| rowspan="2" | Based on the 1988 TV series revival.

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible{{cite web |title=Mission: Impossible for DOS (1991) |website=MobyGames |publisher=Blue Flame Labs | url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/mission-impossible__ |access-date=May 16, 2020}}

|MS-DOS

| {{dts|1991| | }}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Mission: Impossible

|N64

| {{dts|1998| | }}

| rowspan="3" | Based on the first film.

PSX

|1999

scope="row" | Mission: Impossible

|GBC

| {{dts|2000| | }}

rowspan="4" scope="row" | Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma

|GBA

| rowspan="4" | {{dts|2003| | }}

| rowspan="4" |

Xbox
PS2
GC
scope="row" | Mission: Impossible III

|J2ME

| {{dts|2006| | }}

| Developed by Gameloft

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

|iOS

| rowspan="2" | {{dts|2015| | }}

| rowspan="2" | Developed by Glu

Android

=Books=

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|+Overview of Mission: Impossible books

scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Release date

!scope="col"| Author

!scope="col"| Note(s)

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible 1

| {{dts|1967| | }}

| Walter Wager (credited as John Tiger)

| rowspan="4" | Part of a series

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible 2: Code Name: Judas

| rowspan="2" | {{dts|1968| | }}

| rowspan="2" | Jim Lawrence (credited as Max Walker)

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible 3: Code Name: Rapier
scope="row"| Mission: Impossible 4: Code Name: Little Ivan

| {{dts|1969| | }}

| Walter Wager (credited as John Tiger)

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible: The Priceless Particle

| {{dts|1969| | }}

| rowspan="2" |Talmage Powell

| rowspan="2" | Part of a series

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible: The Money Explosion

| {{dts|1970| | }}

scope="row"| Mission Impossible

| rowspan="4" | {{dts|1996| | }}

| Peter Barsocchini

| Novelization to the Tom Cruise film

scope="row"| Mission Impossible: The Aztec Imperative

| James Luceno

| rowspan="3" | Tie-in series to the film series

scope="row"| Mission Impossible: Ring of Fire

| rowspan="2" | Tom Philbin

scope="row"| Mission Impossible: The Doomsday Summit

=Comics=

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|+Overview of Mission: Impossible comics

scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Release date

!scope="col"| Note(s)

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible

| {{dts|1967| | }}

| Five issue series published by Dell Comics

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible

| {{dts|1972| | }}

| Comic strip published in Countdown/TV Action

scope="row"| Mission: Impossible

| {{dts|1996| | }}

| Tie-in prequel one-shot to the 1996 film published by Marvel Comics

Cast and characters

{{Main|List of Mission: Impossible characters}}

{{See also|Mission: Impossible (film series)}}

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|+Overview of Mission: Impossible cast and characters

scope="col" rowspan="2" | Character

!scope="colgroup" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | TV series

!scope="colgroup" colspan="8" style="text-align:center;" | Film

scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Mission: Impossible (1966)

!scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Mission: Impossible (1988)

!scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Mission: Impossible

!scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Mission: Impossible 2

!scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Mission: Impossible III

!scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

!scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

!scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Mission: Impossible – Fallout

!scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

!scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

scope="row"| Dan Briggs

| Steven Hill

| colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Cinnamon Carter

| Barbara Bain

| colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Barney Collier

| colspan="2" | Greg Morris

| colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Willy Armitage

| Peter Lupus

| colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Jim Phelps

| colspan="2" | Peter Graves

| Jon Voight

| colspan="7" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Rollin Hand

| Martin Landau

| colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| The Great Paris

| Leonard Nimoy

| colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Dana Lambert

| Lesley Warren

| colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Dr. Doug Robert

| Sam Elliott

| colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Lisa Casey

| colspan="2" | Lynda Day George

| colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Nicholas Black

| style="background:lightgrey;" |

| Thaao Penghlis

| colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Max Harte

| style="background:lightgrey;" |

| Tony Hamilton

| colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Grant Collier

| style="background:lightgrey;" |

| Phil Morris

| colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Casey Randall

| style="background:lightgrey;" |

| Terry Markwell

| colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Shannon Reed

| style="background:lightgrey;" |

| Jane Badler

| colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Ethan Hunt

| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="8" | Tom Cruise

scope="row"| Luther Stickell

| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="8" | Ving Rhames

scope="row"| Eugene Kittridge

| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| Henry Czerny

| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="2" | Henry Czerny

scope="row"| Benji Dunn

| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="6" | Simon Pegg

scope="row"| Julia Meade

| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="2" | Michelle Monaghan

| style="background:lightgrey;" |

| Michelle Monaghan

| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| William Brandt

| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="2" | Jeremy Renner

| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Ilsa Faust

| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="3" | Rebecca Ferguson

| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Alan Hunley

| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="2" | Alec Baldwin

| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Solomon Lane

| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="2" | Sean Harris

| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Alanna Mitsopolis
{{small|White Widow}}

| colspan="7" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="2" | Vanessa Kirby

| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" |

scope="row"| Erica Sloane

| colspan="7" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="1" |Angela Bassett

| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="8" style=|Angela Bassett

scope="row"| Denlinger

| colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="2" | Cary Elwes

scope="row"| Grace

| colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="2" | Hayley Atwell

scope="row"| Jasper Briggs

| colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="2" | Shea Whigham

scope="row"| Gabriel

| colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="2" | Esai Morales

scope="row"| Paris

| colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" |

| colspan="2" | Pom Klementieff

References

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