Tom Cruise makes new friends, dangles from a plane in “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning ”trailer

In true Mission: Impossible fashion, Tom Cruise doesn't take it easy in his latest outing as Ethan Hunt.

The newest look at Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning sees Cruise run, jump, and dangle in a series of death-defying stunts that have become a staple of the franchise. And though Cruise might be the only one actually risking his life for the sake of cinema, he won't be going it alone. The trailer is jam-packed with footage from the prior films, reflecting on Ethan's past as he prepares to gather teammates — old and new — for his latest mission.

Among the newcomers are Severance star Tramell Tillman and Ted Lasso's Hannah Waddingham, who are glimpsed in the trailer doing as so many before them have: calmly asking Ethan to explain his impossible plan.

Originally titled Dead Reckoning Part Two, the eighth Mission: Impossible film completes the story set up in the previous entry, which saw Ethan and the IMF battle a mysterious, rogue A.I. cyberweapon known as the Entity and the dastardly Gabriel (Esai Morales), an assassin looking to control it. Now in possession of the key necessary to defeat the Entity, Ethan must gather his team to find the sunken Russian submarine that houses crucial source code.

The returning cohort includes Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, and Angela Bassett. Series newcomers include Waddingham, Tillman, Nick Offerman, Katy O'Brian (Love Lies Bleeding), Holt McCallany (Mindhunter), and Janet McTeer (Ozark).

Last time around, Hunt bid a painful farewell to longtime friend and fellow spy Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), who had been a major part of the series since 2015's Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. The loss at Gabriel's hands spurred Ethan to double down on his efforts to save the world.

Director and producer Christopher McQuarrie returns at the helm for his fourth franchise entry. Cruise is once again producing the Paramount and Skydance film, alongside executive producers David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, and Chris Brock.

Ethan will face his final reckoning in theaters on May 23. Watch the full trailer above.

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