How Many Mission Impossible Movies Are There? There have been eight Mission: Impossible movies released since the series’ inception in 1996. An eighth is set to release next year as well.

In the 2006 J.J. Abrams-directed “Mission: Impossible III,” Tom Cruise’s alter ego, superspy Ethan Hunt, has retired from mask-pulls and gymnastic infiltrations.

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And for "Mission: Impossible," the U.S. franchise that may have overtaken James Bond in the spy-thriller genre, "The Final Reckoning" provided a way to bid the characters farewell.

After nearly 30 years, three on-screen deaths, and at least a dozen wild stunts, Ethan Hunt and Mission: Impossible have approached some kind of end with The Final Reckoning.

Back in June 2022, McQuarrie teased further Mission: Impossible movies that extend past Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. He told Fandango "Parts 1 and 2 are not the end of the series ...

It might have lacked Tom Cruise, but the ‘Mission: Impossible’ TV series on CBS sparked one of Hollywood’s biggest action franchises 60 years ago.

Originally composed in 1967 for the Mission Impossible TV series (1966–1973), the piece has since become a defining element of the franchise, appearing in the films, video games, and the 1980s ...

More As played by Peter Graves, Jim Phelps was the hero of the IMF in the original Mission: Impossible series, which ran from 1966 to 1973. Graves took on the role in Season 2 in 1967 and remained ...

The “Mission: Impossible” TV series ran on CBS from 1966 to 1973. Courtesy Everett Collection Schifrin wrote the theme without seeing any of the series. “All I knew was that it would start ...

Here's what the deepest cut Easter egg in Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning really means, and why it might make you want to revisit the classic 1960s series that started it all.