(courtesy First Showing)
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A24 and MGM’s Overcompensating is a college-set ensemble comedy about the wild, chaotic journey of Benny, a closeted former football player and homecoming king, as he 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 & Carmen juggle horrible hookups, flavored vodka, and fake IDs. Deeply funny and personal, the show explores the lengths to which we all overcompensate while on the path to finding out who we really are. Overcompensating is a series created by the writer / actor Benito Skinner, making his debut as a writer and producer with this series. With additional writing by Scott King, Mitra Jouhari, and Jordan Mendoza. And with episodes directed by Daniel Gray Longino. Produced by A24 and Amazon MGM Studios. Executive produced by Benito Skinner, Jonah Hill, Matt Dines, Ali Goodwin. (courtesy First Showing)
Being in the closet is not a whole lot of fun.
Sure people joke about it, but as someone who spent a lot of time deep in the closet, the agony and exhaustion of hiding who you really are, takes a massive toll.
So, when you find yourself in a whole new situation like college aka university here in Australia, there’s an exciting opportunity to reinvent yourself and start afresh.
But that’s not as easy it sounds and comes with its own pitfalls and dilemmas; just how deep and funny they are look like they’ll become readily apparent when Overcompensating premieres all eight episodes on Prime Video on 15 May.