Overcompensating
2025 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 7.3
Closeted former football player and homecoming king Benny becomes fast friends with Carmen, a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs. With guidance from Benny's older sister and her campus-legend boyfriend, Benny and Carmen juggle horrible hookups, flavored vodka, and fake IDs.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-05-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (108 votes)
Themes
- self-discovery
- college
- misunderstanding
- exploring sexuality
- fitting in
- closeted homosexual
- gay theme
- inspirational
- celebratory
- earnest
- exuberant
Cast & crew
Benito Skinner
as Benny Scanlon
Wally Baram
as Carmen Neil
Mary Beth Barone
as Grace Scanlon
Adam DiMarco
as Peter Whitney
Rish Shah
as Miles Hari
Holmes
as Hailee Marie Matthews
Charli xcx
as Charli xcx
Connie Britton
as Kathryn Scanlon
Lukas Gage
as Sammy
Owen Thiele
as George
Directed by Desiree Akhavan, Daniel Gray Longino
Episodes1 season · 8 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1Lucky38mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E2Who's That Girl35mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E3Black and Yellow33mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E4Boom Clap38mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E5Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites34mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E6The Edge of Glory37mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E7Welcome to the Black Parade38mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E8Crown on the Ground37mAmazon Prime Video