Fans have hailed Benito Skinner’s gay college TV series Overcompensating as the “show of the year”.
Released just days ago on Prime Video, the series sees internet star Skinner, known online as Benny Drama , as a fictionalised version of himself during his college years.
The show follows closeted college student Benny as he tries to navigate a new friendship with fellow student Carmen (Wally Baram) and a huge crush on Miles (Rish Shah), all while hoping to impress football frat boy, Peter ( Adam DiMarco ).
There’s all kinds of mischief afoot, including Skinner’s character desperately trying to fit in to – you guessed it – overcompensate for his sexuality, including attending frat parties, downing beers galore, and hollering at his classmates.
With a 94 per cent Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes and even a cameo from none other than Charli XCX , fans have praised the series for its comedy, as well as depicting more serious queer issues.
“How f***ing perfect was this scene,” one social media user wrote on X above a clip of Carmen consoling Benny whilst at a party. “Show of the year.”
Another viewer wrote: “Didn’t expect #Overcompensating to eat like this. Came for Charli XCX, stayed for the comedy, chaos & iconic soundtrack. Feels like a love letter to her pop eras wrapped in queer college drama. Funny, real, well-written. I need season 2 like NOW.”
“Literally begging everyone to watch the new show Overcompensating. sooo queer and fun and funny. have been laughing out loud every single episode,” added another.
Speaking to PinkNews exclusively about the series , Skinner revealed that he drew on his college experience with his friend Nora, which ended up inspiring scenes between himself and Carmen (Baram).
“Honestly, the golf cart sequence in the pilot actually did happen with a friend of mine,” he admitted. “I feel we all have those moments in college, I think especially for gay men, where we’re like: ‘I’m in a music video. I’m living this dream life’. We did steal a golf cart. Well, she stole it, I was just riding shotgun.”
Overcompensating is available to stream on Prime Video now.
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