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Overcompensating

“College. Come as you aren't.”

7.3 / 10

2025

1 season

8 episodes

Comedy

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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

Wally Baram

Mary Beth Barone

Adam DiMarco

Rish Shah

Corteon Moore

Holmes

Owen Thiele

Nell Verlaque

Elias Azimi

Tomaso Sanelli

Austin Lindsay

Seasons

1.Lucky
6.0
15-05-202538m
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 t...
2.Who's That Girl
5.2
15-05-202535m
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 e...
3.Black and Yellow
4.7
15-05-202533m
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 sh...
4.Boom Clap
5.1
15-05-202538m
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 conc...
5.Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
5.9
15-05-202534m
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. Grac...
6.The Edge of Glory
5.7
15-05-202537m
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 d...
7.Welcome to the Black Parade
5.8
15-05-202538m
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 regres...
8.Crown on the Ground
5.8
15-05-202537m
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 want...