Overcompensating
TV Show · Comedy · LGBTQ

Follow Benn, a closeted former football player, as he becomes fast friends with Carmen, a high school outsider; with guidance from his older sister and her boyfriend, Benny and Carmen juggle horrible hookups, flavored vodka and fake IDs.

2025 · 37m
Starring Benito Skinner, Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Lucky
    When mom and dad drop off freshman Benny at Yates University, Benny realizes he has no idea who he is anymore; Benny's older sister Grace, a junior at Yates, reminds him that, for once, he's in her shadow here, not the other way around.
    37 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Who's That Girl
    Benny and Carmen scour the campus for fake IDs, so they can join the rest of the freshmen class at Rock Bar; Peter comes through for Benny, but not even Hailee can help her out; Grace befriends an elderly woman.
    34 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Black and Yellow
    Benny gets noticed by a secret society and wants to get Carmen the same attention; it is alumni tailgate weekend, so she gets to show off her drinking prowess.
    32 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Boom Clap
    Benny gets caught in a lie and gets into a fight with Carmen, but Carmen still basks in her new legend status; Carmen is psychologically tortured alongside the female pledges.
    37 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
    In preparation for Halloweekend and the annual Chem House party, Miles suggests wearing matching costumes with Benny; after an unexpected hookup with someone totally off-limits, Carmen finds herself getting extremely vulnerable.
    33 min
  • EPISODE 6
    The Edge of Glory
    Carmen avoids confronting her disastrous love life while trying to help Benny with his; Grace confides in Janet who pushes her to explore other romantic endeavours; Peter, at his lowest point, makes a destructive decision.
    36 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Benito Skinner
    Benny
  • Wally Baram
    Carmen
  • Mary Beth Barone
    Grace
  • Adam DiMarco
    Peter
  • Rish Shah
    Miles
  • Holmes
    Hailee
  • Corteon Moore
    Gabe
  • Owen Thiele
    George
  • Nell Verlaque
    Emily
  • Connie Britton
    Kathryn
  • Kyle MacLachlan
    John

About

Overcompensating

Comedy

Follow Benn, a closeted former football player, as he becomes fast friends with Carmen, a high school outsider; with guidance from his older sister and her boyfriend, Benny and Carmen juggle horrible hookups, flavored vodka and fake IDs.

Information

Studio
Amazon Studios
Released
2025
Region of Origin
United States

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English (United States) (SDH), Arabic (world) , Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Czech (Czechia) , Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Finnish (Finland) , French (Canada) , French (France) , German (Germany) , Greek (Greece) , Hebrew (Israel) , Hindi (India) , Hungarian (Hungary) , Indonesian (Indonesia) , Italian (Italy) , Japanese (Japan) , Korean (South Korea) , Malay (Malaysia) , Norwegian Bokmål (Norway) , Polish (Poland) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Romanian (Romania) , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish (Sweden) , Thai (Thailand) , Turkish (Türkiye)

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