Overcompensating (TV series)

Overcompensating is an upcoming American comedy drama television series created by Benito Skinner for Amazon Prime Video. Skinner stars as Benny, a closeted former football player, who becomes friends with a college outsider to fit in.

Overcompensating
Promotional release poster
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Benito Skinner
Starring	Benito Skinner Wally Baram Mary Beth Barone Adam DiMarco Rish Shah
Composer	Alex Somers
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Benito Skinner Jonah Hill Matt Dines Ali Goodwin Scott King
Production companies	Benny Drama Strong Baby Productions A24 Amazon MGM Studios
Original release
Network	Amazon Prime Video

It is scheduled to premiere on May 15, 2025, on Amazon Prime Video.^[1]

Premise

A closeted former high school football player becomes friends with an outsider to fit in.

Cast and characters

Main

• Benito Skinner as Benny
• Wally Baram as Carmen
• Mary Beth Barone as Grace
• Adam DiMarco as Peter
• Rish Shah as Miles

Recurring

• Holmes as Hailee
• Corteon Moore as Gabe
• Owen Thiele as George
• Nell Verlaque as Emily
• Connie Britton as Kathryn
• Kyle MacLachlan as John
• Kaia Gerber as Esther
• Julia Shiplett as Mimi
• Tommy Do as Kevin
• Alexandra Beaton as Bridget
• Claire Qute as Sloan
• Elias Azimi as Chris
• Maddie Phillips as Gigi
• Tomaso Sanelli as Trent
• David Klein as Adam
• Austin Lindsay as Trey

Guest

• Charli XCX as herself
• Andrea Martin^[2]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by [3]	Original release date
1	TBA	TBA	Benito Skinner	May 15, 2025 (2025-05-15)
2	TBA	TBA	Benito Skinner	May 15, 2025 (2025-05-15)
3	TBA	TBA	Benito Skinner & Scott King	May 15, 2025 (2025-05-15)
4	TBA	TBA	Mitra Jouhari	May 15, 2025 (2025-05-15)
5	TBA	TBA	Benito Skinner	May 15, 2025 (2025-05-15)
6	TBA	TBA	Jordan Mendoza & Benito Skinner & Scott King	May 15, 2025 (2025-05-15)
7	TBA	TBA	Benito Skinner & Scott King	May 15, 2025 (2025-05-15)
8	TBA	TBA	Benito Skinner & Scott King	May 15, 2025 (2025-05-15)

Production

Development

In November 2022, it was announced Amazon Prime Video had put the project in development, with Benito Skinner writing and executive producing alongside Jonah Hill under his Strong Baby banner, and A24 producing.^[4] In February 2024, the series was greenlit.^[5]

Casting

Upon the initial announcement, Skinner was set to star.^[4] In July 2024, Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone, Adam DiMarco and Rish Shah joined the cast in series regular capacity, while Holmes, Corteon Moore, Owen Thiele, and Nell Verlaque were set to recur.^[6] In September, Connie Britton, Kyle MacLachlan, Kaia Gerber, Julia Shiplett, Tommy Do, Alexandra Beaton, Claire Qute, Elias Azimi and Maddie Phillips joined the cast in undisclosed capacity.^[7] In October, Charli XCX and Tomaso Sanelli joined the cast in guest and recurring capacity, respectively.^[8][9]

Filming

Principal photography concluded on the series by October 2024.^[10]