Mission: Impossible facts for kids
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| Creator | Bruce Geller |
| Original work | Mission: Impossible (1966) |
| Owner | Paramount Pictures (Paramount Global) |
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Mission: Impossible is a super popular American story series. It's all about a secret spy group called the Impossible Missions Force (IMF). This team takes on missions that seem impossible to complete!
The adventure started with a TV show in 1966. It was so good that it ran for seven years! Later, in 1988, a new version of the TV show came out for two more years. These TV shows then inspired a series of big movies. The first movie came out in 1996, starring Tom Cruise as the main spy, Ethan Hunt.
Mission: Impossible has made over $4 billion, which is a huge amount of money! This makes it one of the most successful story series ever. The newest movie, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, came out on July 12, 2023.
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Explore the Mission: Impossible World
Mission: Impossible is a huge world of stories. It includes TV shows, movies, video games, and even books! Let's look at the different ways you can enjoy these spy adventures.
TV Series Adventures
The Mission: Impossible story began on television. Here's a quick look at the TV shows:
| Title | Release | Seasons | Episodes | Note(s) |
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| Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series) | 1966–1973 | 7 | 171 episodes | |
| Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series) | 1988–1990 | 2 | 35 episodes |
Action-Packed Films
After the TV shows, Mission: Impossible became a hit movie series. Tom Cruise plays the main character, Ethan Hunt, in most of these films.
| Title | Release date | Note(s) |
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| Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob | 1967 | Shown in cinemas in Europe and Australia. |
| Mission: Impossible | May 22, 1996 | Part of the main Mission: Impossible film series. |
| Mission: Impossible 2 | May 24, 2000 | |
| Mission: Impossible III | 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 Part One | July 12, 2023 | |
| Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film | May 23, 2025 |
Music from the Missions
Every great spy story needs awesome music! The Mission: Impossible series has many cool soundtracks. These albums feature music from the movies and TV shows.
| Title | Release date | Note(s) |
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| 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 for Spies
You can also join the IMF team in video games! Many games have been made based on the TV shows and movies.
| Title | Platform | Release date | Note(s) |
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| Mission: Impossible | NES | 1990 | Based on the 1988 TV series. |
| Mission: Impossible | MS-DOS | 1991 | |
| Mission: Impossible | N64 | 1998 | Based on the first movie. |
| PSX | 1999 | ||
| Mission: Impossible | GBC | 2000 | |
| Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma | GBA | 2003 | |
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| Mission: Impossible III | J2ME | 2006 | Made by Gameloft |
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | iOS | 2015 | Made by Glu |
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Books and Comics
The Mission: Impossible universe also includes books and comic books. These stories let you dive deeper into the spy world.
| Title | Release date | Author | Note(s) |
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| Mission: Impossible 1 | 1967 | Walter Wager (credited as John Tiger) | Part of a book 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 another book series |
| Mission: Impossible: The Money Explosion | 1970 | ||
| Mission Impossible | 1996 | Peter Barsocchini | A book based on the Tom Cruise movie |
| Mission Impossible: The Aztec Imperative | James Luceno | Books connected to the movie series | |
| Mission Impossible: Ring of Fire | Tom Philbin | ||
| Mission Impossible: The Doomsday Summit |
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| Mission: Impossible | 1967 | A five-issue comic series by Dell Comics |
| Mission: Impossible | 1972 | A comic strip in Countdown/TV Action |
| Mission: Impossible | 1996 | A special comic story before the 1996 movie, by Marvel Comics |
Meet the Characters and Cast
Many talented actors have brought the Mission: Impossible characters to life. Here are some of the main characters and the actors who played them in the TV shows and movies.
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Claire Phelps | Emmanuelle Béart | |||||||||
| Franz Krieger | Jean Reno | |||||||||
| Sarah Davies | Kristin Scott Thomas | |||||||||
| Max Mitsopolis | Vanessa Redgrave | |||||||||
| Sean Ambrose | Dougray Scott | |||||||||
| Nyah Nordoff-Hall | Thandiwe Newton | |||||||||
| Mission Commander Swanbeck |
Anthony Hopkins | |||||||||
| Hugh Stamp | Richard Roxburgh | |||||||||
| Billy Baird | John Polson | |||||||||
| John C. McCloy | Brendan Gleeson | |||||||||
| Dr. Nekhorvich | Rade Šerbedžija | |||||||||
| Benji Dunn | Simon Pegg | |||||||||
| Julia Meade | Michelle Monaghan | Michelle Monaghan | TBA | |||||||
| Owen Davian | Philip Seymour Hoffman | |||||||||
| John Musgrave | Billy Crudup | |||||||||
| Declan Gormley | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | |||||||||
| Lindsey Farris | Keri Russell | |||||||||
| Zhen Lei | Maggie Q | |||||||||
| Theodore Brassel | Laurence Fishburne | |||||||||
| William Brandt | Jeremy Renner | TBA | ||||||||
| Jane Carter | Paula Patton | |||||||||
| Kurt Hendricks | Michael Nyqvist | |||||||||
| Ilsa Faust | Rebecca Ferguson | |||||||||
| Alan Hunley | Alec Baldwin | |||||||||
| Solomon Lane | Sean Harris | TBA | ||||||||
| Atlee | Simon McBurney | |||||||||
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Tom Hollander | |||||||||
| Alanna Mitsopolis White Widow |
Vanessa Kirby | |||||||||
| August Walker John Lark |
Henry Cavill | |||||||||
| Erica Sloane | Angela Bassett | |||||||||
| Grace | Hayley Atwell | |||||||||
| Jasper Briggs | Shea Whigham | |||||||||
| Gabriel | Esai Morales | |||||||||
| Paris | Pom Klementieff | TBA | ||||||||
