Tom Cruise Reportedly Blocked Mission: Impossible TV Show
Paramount reportedly wanted to develop a Mission: Impossible series for Paramount+ before franchise star Tom Cruise blocked it. While most well known now as Cruise's blockbuster film franchise, Mission: Impossible actually began as a television series that ran on CBS for seven seasons from 1966 to 1973. The show was revived in 1988 as a follow-up to the original series, this time airing on ABC, but was cancelled in 1990 after only two seasons.