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Overcompensating
2025
· TV Show
· 35 min episodes
· 1 season
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Every rating
70–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic users on 70, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93.
See the most agreed on TV shows →Follows Benny, a football player, as he struggles to accept his sexuality in college, finding himself overcompensating as he tries to appear as something he's not.
Details
- Created by
- Benito Skinner
- Released
- 15 May 2025
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 35 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 8 across 1 season
- Awards
- 0 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 4 →0 wins from 4 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| 41st Independent Spirit Awards 2026 | Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series | Wally Baram | Nominee |
| 37th GLAAD Media Awards 2026 | Outstanding New TV Series | Overcompensating | Nominee |
| 2nd Gotham TV Awards 2025 | Breakthrough Comedy Series | Benito Skinner, Josh Bachove, Matt Dines, Sam French, Alison Goodwin, Jonah Hill, Scott King, Daniel Gray Longino, Alli Reich and Charli XCX | Nominee |
| 2nd Gotham TV Awards 2025 | Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series | Benito Skinner | Nominee |
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41st Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series | Wally Baram | Nominee |
2nd Gotham TV Awards
2 nominations
| Breakthrough Comedy Series | Benito Skinner, Josh Bachove, Matt Dines, Sam French, Alison Goodwin, Jonah Hill, Scott King, Daniel Gray Longino, Alli Reich and Charli XCX | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series | Benito Skinner | Nominee |
37th GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding New TV Series | Overcompensating | Nominee |