Overcompensating

Name: Overcompensating
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2025-05-15
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Benito Skinner, Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone, Adam DiMarco, Rish Shah

RETURNING1 Season8 Episodes★ 7.3

Overcompensating is a comedy series on Prime Video that premiered in 2025, with 1 season and 8 episodes to date. It has been renewed for Season 2, and a premiere date has not been announced yet.

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NetworkPrime Video

First AiredMay 15, 2025

Last AiredMay 15, 2025

GenreComedy

Created ByBenito Skinner

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionStrong Baby Productions, A24, Amazon MGM Studios

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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Cast

Benito Skinner

Benny Scanlon

Wally Baram

Carmen Neil

Mary Beth Barone

Grace Scanlon

Adam DiMarco

Peter Whitney

Rish Shah

Miles Hari

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 8 episodes

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E1Lucky

May 15, 202538m★ 5.7

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.

E2Who's That Girl

May 15, 202535m★ 5.2

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.

E3Black and Yellow

May 15, 202533m★ 4.1

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?

E4Boom Clap

May 15, 202538m★ 4.3

Benny gets caught in a lie so our main besties are in a fight. That won't stop Carmen from basking in her new legend status from the tailgate. While Grace works the Charli xcx concert, Peter hazes the F&G male pledges. Meanwhile, Carmen is psychologically tortured alongside the female pledges. :/ Oh! And the episode ends with "party 4 u"!

E5Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

May 15, 202534m★ 4.9

It's Halloweekend and Benny is still on the outs with Carmen so he and Miles have been getting… closer. Carmen and Hailee reconcile just as the latter enters her bad girl era. Grace calls Peter out for treating her like an assistant. Tensions (sexual and otherwise) rise at the annual Chem Party. But who will go home with who (or is it whom)? This episode is so good.

E6The Edge of Glory

May 15, 202537m★ 4.9

Carmen expertly avoids confronting her disastrous love life while trying to help Benny with his. Grace confides in Janet who pushes her to explore other romantic endeavors. Peter does something drastic that's gonna make you go "oh my god dude" at the end. Oh, and Hailee has mono!

E7Welcome to the Black Parade

May 15, 202538m★ 5.0

Carmen tags along with Benny and Grace for an Idaho Thanksgiving, complete with karaoke, a fist fight, and some ghosts from the past. We are nothing if not consistent! Benny regresses in front of his dad, while Carmen and Grace start to understand each other a bit more over some vodka crans and onion rings. But Carmen is still keeping her devastating secret...

E8Crown on the Ground

May 15, 202537m★ 5.1

It's finals week and relationships are put to the test (get it?). Carmen forces Benny to explain his web of lies, Grace makes a discovery, Peter goes to get what's his, Hailee wants to know where her performance enhancing meds are, and Miles wonders what he did wrong. Answers lead to more questions at the final Bader House party of the semester... your jaw is gonna be on the floor, sweetheart!

About Overcompensating

Overcompensating is a comedy series on Prime Video. The show first aired on May 15, 2025 and currently has 1 season and 8 episodes. Overcompensating has been renewed for Season 2, and a premiere date has not been announced yet. It has a rating of 7.3/10 based on 127 votes. The cast includes Benito Skinner, Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone, Adam DiMarco, Rish Shah. Created by Benito Skinner.