Much of Mission:Impossible’s growth as a movie series can be traced back to Ghost Protocol and its welcome return to the classic show that started it all. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol ...

But while the "Mission: Impossible" TV show had key agents (played by actors like Martin Landau, Leonard Nimoy, and Lesley Ann Warren), it did not feature Ethan Hunt, who was created for the films.

Created by Bruce Geller, the first season of the spy action television series Mission: Impossible aired in 1966. It was followed by six more seasons, which concluded in 1973. The basic plot of the ...

Mission: Impossible may very well be the best action-movie franchise of this generation. Now I’d like to see it become the best action-TV franchise ever.

TV discovered the world of spies and espionage in the wake of the James Bond film success, creating such shows as The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mission: Impossible, I Spy, and the comedic Get Smart.