Mission: Impossible: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In this sequel to the original 1960s series, IMF agent Jim Phelps comes out of retirement when a protégé is killed. He creates a new team of agents, and decides to stick around after his protégé is avenged. Jim and his team take on "impossible missions" for the government, dealing with spies and criminals that normal agencies can't touch.

Series details

• Title: Mission: Impossible
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime
• Premiere date: 1988-10-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-02-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 3621

Cast and credited roles

• Peter Graves — Jim Phelps
• Antony Hamilton — Max Harte
• Bob Johnson — Voice on Disc
• Phil Morris — Grant Collier
• Thaao Penghlis — Nicholas Black
• Jane Badler — Shannon Reed
• Terry Markwell — Casey Randall

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-10-23; final listed air date 1989-05-06; episode order: 19.
• Season 2: premiered 1989-09-21; final listed air date 1990-02-24; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mission: Impossible on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.