"The Impossible Missions Force (IMF) is a fictional agency that is depending on the media, an independent espionage agency in the television version or a governmental agency in the films version \u2013 used by the United States government. The IMF was introduced in the TV series Mission: Impossible that was broadcast from 1966 through 1973, and later in the revival TV series shown from 1988 through 1990."@en .