The Mission: Impossible franchise is incredibly popular today but the cast of the original TV series had some strong words about the 1996 film.

"Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" is touted as the final film in the franchise Take a look at where the stars of the original Mission: Impossible series are now, nearly 30 years later… ...

It’s based on a TV series Paramount Pictures Given the film franchise’s enormous popularity, one can easily forget that Mission: Impossible is based on Bruce Geller’s TV show from the ’60s.

And we definitely don't blame him for that. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is released in UK cinemas on 21 May and in US cinemas on 23 May. Digital Spy's first print magazine is here!

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.