Overcompensating - Season 1 - Eps 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.
About Overcompensating
Title: Overcompensating
First Air Date: 2025-05-15
Last Air Date: 2025-05-15
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.4/10 (from 11 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 8
Network: Prime Video
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: Strong Baby Productions, A24, Amazon MGM Studios, The Ladies Auxiliary, Benny Drama Productions
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Benito Skinner
Benny
Wally Baram
Carmen
Mary Beth Barone
Grace
Adam DiMarco
Peter
Rish Shah
Miles
