New Recruit Season 3 South Korean Television Series Overview

New Recruit 3 (Korean: 신병3; Revised Romanization: Shinbyeong3) is a South Korean television drama series broadcast on the ENA network. Directed by Min Jin-Ki and written by Yoon Ki-Young and Kang Ko-Eun, the series forms part of the multi-season military-themed franchise originating from 2022.

New Recruit 3 promotional poster — New Recruit 3-p

Broadcast Details

The series consists of 8 episodes and aired from April 7 to April 29, 2025, taking over the Monday and Tuesday 22:00 time slot on ENA. It followed the broadcast of Mother and Mom and preceded Tastefully Yours, which premiered on May 12, 2025.

Cast and Characters

The principal cast features various actors portraying military personnel within the narrative setting.

Actor Kim Min-Ho — Kim Min-Ho as Park Min-Seok

Actor Kim Dong-Jun — Kim Dong-Jun as Jeon Se-Kye

Actor Oh Dae-Hwan — Oh Dae-Hwan as Jo Baek-Ho

Actor Nam Tae-Woo — Nam Tae-Woo as Choi Il-Goo

Actor Kim Yo-Han — Kim Yo-Han as Moon Bit-Na-Ri

Actress Lee Soo-Ji — Lee Soo-Ji as Park Min-Joo

Actor Lee Choong-Goo — Lee Choong-Goo as Kim Sang-Hoon

Actor Kim Hyun-Kyu — Kim Hyun-Kyu as Sung Yoon-Mo

Actor Lee Jung-Hyun — Lee Jung-Hyun as Kang Chan-Suk

Actor Jang Sung-Bum — Jang Sung-Bum as Kim Dong-Woo

Additional cast members include Kang Myoung-Soo as a Lieutenant Colonel and Han Seung-Hyuk.

Franchise Context

New Recruit 3 is part of an episodic television franchise. The related titles in the series sequence include:

New Recruit (ENA-Olleh TV-Seezn / 2022)
New Recruit 2 (ENA-Genie TV / 2023)
New Recruit 3 (ENA-TVING / 2025)
New Recruit 4: Sabotage (ENA-Genie TV / 2026)