Binged Overcompensating? Here's What to Watch Next

Benito Skinner on Why ‘Overcompensating’ Deserves a Season 2: ‘Don’t You Want to See Hailee on Spring Break?’

Amazon Prime’s “Overcompensating” dropped on May 15 to loving reviews and enthusiastic fan support — and its creator/star Benito Skinner is ready for a second lap. “There’s so much more to say,” Skinner told IndieWire on the red carpet of at the TV Gotham Awards. “And also, don’t you want to see Hailee on spring break? That’s all I’m gonna say.” In the series, Skinner plays closeted jock, Benny Scanlon, who’s trying to navigate his freshman year…

FX's 'Adults' Is Not the First Great Gen Z Comedy, But It Is Great

There's no official showdown between Benito Skinner's Overcompensating and Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw's Adults for the crown of best new Gen Z comedy, but if there were, I'd give the edge to Overcompensating. It's marginally funnier and considerably more... Read more...

Binged Overcompensating? Here's What to Watch Next

After binging Benito Skinner's hit college comedy series Overcompensating, here are the other must-see teen and coming-of-age shows you need to watch next.

Is Benito Skinner's Prime Video comedy ‘Overcompensating’ based...

Is Amazon's Overcompensating TV show based on a true story? Will there be a Season 2 of Benito Skinner's Overcompensating? Here's everything you need to know!

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From academy romances to college comedies, these TV shows set in high school or college promise to be an exciting watch.

All We Know About Overcompensating Season 2 Renewal Status

Since its launch on May 15, 2025, Overcompensating has amassed a huge following due to the show’s humor, queer storytelling, and unapologetically messy college life. The Prime Video show, which is written by comedian and internet celebrity Benito Skinner, follows Benny, a closeted freshman coping with frat life, identity crises, and tangled friendships at fictional Yates University. Season 1 ended on a dramatic cliffhanger, leaving viewers eager…