Full Trailer for ‘Overcompensating’ Series Explores Sexuality in College
by Alex Billington
April 29, 2025
Source: YouTube
“I’m starting to think I am better at being in the closet.” Prime Video has revealed the official trailer for a comedy series called Overcompensating, arriving to watch in May this summer season. This fun LGBTQ series follows Benny, a football player, as he struggles to accept his own sexuality in college, finding himself overcompensating as he tries to appear as something he’s not. Reminds me of the film we posted a trailer for recently called Riley. The series is created by and also stars actor Benito Skinner, his first time creating & writing a series in addition to appearing in it. “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…” Indeed. Also featuring Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone, Adam DiMarco, and Rish Shah. With guest stars including Lukas Gage, Megan Fox, Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers, James Van Der Beek, & Didi Conn, plus more. This maybe looks a bit too crazy and party-heavy, but it also looks like amsuing, heartfelt fun for anyone to enjoy.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Prime Video’s series Overcompensating, from PV’s YouTube:
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. PV will release Skinner’s Overcompensating series streaming on Prime Video starting May 15th, 2025 coming up.