# New Recruit Gets a Horror-Comedy Movie, and the Military Hospital Looks Haunted

URL: https://technosports.co.in/new-recruit-gets-a-horror-comedy-movie/  
Published: 2026-10-01  
Updated: 2026-10-01  
Author: Reetam Bodhak

Military life was already chaotic for the recruits of *New Recruit*. Now they’re checking into a hospital that might be haunted. The hit drama series is going to the big screen with **“New Recruit The Movie: Ghosts Live in the Military Hospital”** (literal translation), and the new poster promises chills and laughs.

### New Recruit: The Plot

A group of recruits is admitted to a military hospital, expecting a sweet break from duty. Instead, they hear horrifying rumors about the place they thought was paradise, and they set out to uncover its secrets.

![New Recruit](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/new-recruit.jpeg)

### New Recruit: Movie

| Detail | Info |
| --- | --- |
| **Title** | New Recruit The Movie: Ghosts Live in the Military Hospital (literal translation) |
| **Genre** | Horror comedy |
| **Director** | Min Jin Ki |
| **Lead** | Kim Min Ho as Park Min Seok |
| **New cast** | Ryu Kyung Soo, Yu Jeongyeon |
| **Release** | In theaters this winter |
| **Based on** | The “New Recruit” drama series, adapted from a hit animation |

### New Recruit: About the Series

*New Recruit* is a black comedy about young adults in their 20s. It explores the culture, secrets and absurdities of South Korea’s military. Since the first season aired in 2022, it has built a loyal fandom and grown to four seasons. The film continues the same characters and universe but moves the setting from military units to a military hospital.

### The Poster

The launch poster shows the recruits standing before the ominous Armed Forces Yangcheon Hospital. Only Park Min Seok (Kim Min Ho) looks back at the camera with a meaningful expression, which has fans curious about what he knows. The tagline promises a blockbuster-scale horror comedy.

### New Faces

**Ryu Kyung Soo** plays Yoo Jae Hoon, a mysterious soldier admitted to the hospital. **Yu Jeongyeon** of [TWICE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twice_(group)) plays nursing officer Yoo Jeong Yeon, her first screen acting role since her debut.

### Catch Up First

The movie is directed by Min Jin Ki, who also helmed the recently concluded *New Recruit 4: Sabotage*. You can binge it on Viki before the film arrives.

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### FAQs

### **When is the New Recruit movie releasing?**

It’s set for theaters this winter, with no exact date yet.

### **Who joins the cast?**

  
  
Ryu Kyung Soo and TWICE’s Yu Jeongyeon join the returning recruits.