US EditionCharli XCX crashes a college campus in 'Overcompensating' trailer
- Benito Skinner created and stars in Overcompensating, a college-set ensemble comedy premiering all eight episodes on May 15 on Prime Video.
- The series follows Skinner as Benny, a closeted former football player, navigating friendships, relationships, and self-acceptance amid college life pressures.
- Overcompensating features an ensemble cast including Wally Baram as Carmen, plus guest stars like Charli XCX, Megan Fox, Lukas Gage, Bowen Yang, and Matt Rogers.
- The trailer, soundtracked by Icona Pop's 2012 song I Love It, depicts college cringe moments, frat parties, awkward hookups, and includes the tagline 'Come as you aren't.'
- Overcompensating explores themes of overcompensation and identity, suggesting a personal and humorous look at the challenges of finding oneself in college today.
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Benito Skinner Tells His Coming-Out Story in “Overcompensating"
“I wanted to do everything once I was out and performing. I wanted to play every character.” In his new series, Overcompensating, the 31-year-old comedian joins stars such as Megan Fox, Kaia Gerber, and Charli XCX to tell his coming-out story By Paulina Prosnitz Benito Skinner never wanted to play football. “I hated everything about it,” says the 31-year-old comedian known as Benny Drama. He only signed up in the fourth grade after falling in lo…
'Overcompensating' Trailer: Benito Skinner's College-Set, Queer Coming-Of Age Series At Prime Video
Prime Video has dropped the first trailer for Overcompensating, the coming-of-age, queer comedy series created by and starring Benito Skinner. The series is from A24, Strong Baby and Amazon MGM Studios. The series also stars Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone, Adam DiMarco and Rish Shah, with Holmes, Corteon Moore, Owen Thiele, Nell Verlaque and Tomaso Sanelli as recurring. Previously announced guest stars include Andrea Martin, Connie Britton, Kyle …
Overcompensating: Lukas Gage, Bowen Yang and Megan Fox star in full trailer
Prime Video’s upcoming new TV show, Overcompensating has released its full-length trailer, and Lukas Gage, Bowen Yang and Megan Fox are all starring in the horny college comedy. The TV show is created by and led by internet star Benito Skinner as a closeted student who has to navigate new friends, relationships, and a whole lot of homoerotic moments, apparently. There’s all kinds of mischief afoot, including Skinner’s character desperately tryi…
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