''Mission: Impossible'' is an American

multimedia franchise A media franchise, also known as a multimedia franchise, is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program, o ...

based on a fictional secret

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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

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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. As of 2025, the latest media released in the franchise was the live-action spy film '' Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning'', which premiered in

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on May 5, 2025 and released internationally on the 23rd of the same month.

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{{Paramount Franchises Mass media franchises introduced in 1966 Television franchises American spy fiction