Series synopsis
Overcompensating is an American comedy television series that premiered on Prime Video on May 15, 2025. It was created by Benito Skinner. It stars Benito Skinner, Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone and Adam DiMarco.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: College. Come as you aren't.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- 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
- Charli xcx as Charli xcx
- Connie Britton as Kathryn Scanlon
- Lukas Gage as Sammy
Supporting cast
- Holmes as Hailee Matthews
- Owen Thiele as George
- Corteon Moore as Gabe
- Maddie Phillips as Gigi
- Tommy Do as Kevin
- Rachel Matthews
- Megan Fox as Megan Fox Poster
- Kyle MacLachlan as John Scanlon
- Didi Conn as Janet
- Julia Shiplett as Mimi
- Nell Verlaque as Emily
- James Van Der Beek as Charlie
Guest cast
- Charli xcx as Charli xcx
- Connie Britton as Kathryn Scanlon
- Lukas Gage as Sammy
- Holmes as Hailee Matthews
- Owen Thiele as George
- Corteon Moore as Gabe
- Maddie Phillips as Gigi
- Tommy Do as Kevin
- Rachel Matthews
- Megan Fox as Megan Fox Poster
- Kyle MacLachlan as John Scanlon
- Didi Conn as Janet
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lucky Benny Scanlon arrives at Yates and makes fast friends with Carmen at Orientation. Will Benny and Carmen be more than friends? Or will the fact that he’s totally… you know… get in the way? His sister Grace hooks him up with unflavored vodka for his pregame, while her boyfriend, Peter, imparts sage senior bro wisdom: get laid day one or suffer the consequences. The stakes couldn't be higher tbh. |
May 15, 2025 |
| 2 |
Who's That Girl Benny and Carmen scour the campus for fake IDs so they can join the rest of the freshmen class–including certified HOTTIE Miles–at Rock Bar. Peter comes through for Benny but not even Carmen's party girl roommate, Hailee, can help her out. Peter flakes on date night at the local Italian restaurant and Grace befriends an elderly woman (for her volunteer hours, duh!). Hailee throws up. |
May 15, 2025 |
| 3 |
Black and Yellow Benny gets noticed by a secret society and will stop at nothing to get his bestie / security blanket, Carmen, the same attention. Lucky for them, it's alumni tailgate weekend so she gets to show off her legendary drinking prowess. Peter gets some sobering news from a coked out "brother" and Grace reconnects with Mimi, who is back from her semester abroad. What sport is this tailgate for again? |
May 15, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 15, 2025 |
| Last aired | May 15, 2025 |
| Status | continue |