Benito Skinner returns to college in Overcompensating season 2 first look

Almost two years after season one of Overcompensating premiered, Benito Skinner’s semi-autobiographical show is almost back for its next installment. Today, Prime Video announced that the college-set comedy will return with eight new episodes on February 17. Overcompensating stars Skinner as Benny Scanlon, a closeted former football player and homecoming king, as he tries to figure out who he is during his freshman year of college at the fictional Yates University. The season two logline reads: “Season two finds Benny and his friends in their second semester, juggling new lovers, cringey encounters, sexual awakenings, and riskiest of all: collegiate sports. 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.”

In addition to the release date, the streamer also unveiled first-look images for the new season, teasing what’s to come for Benny. In one photo, he’s seen kissing Sammy (Lukas Gage), his high school friend, with whom he mended things in season one. In another image, Hailee (Holmes), Grace (Mary Beth Barone), Benny, and Carmen (Wally Baram) wear unique outfits with no cohesive aesthetic beyond being extremely shiny. Then there’s Adam DiMarco’s Peter, dressed as Jesus, wearing a crown of thorns and a bloody white robe. Connie Britton will also be reprising her role as Kathryn Scanlon, Benny and Grace’s mom. “If season one was about friends, I think this season is about family, and trying to reintroduce yourself to your parents after starting to become yourself,” Skinner told Vanity Fair about season two. 

Overcompensating is created, written, and executive produced by Benito Skinner. Scott King also serves as showrunner and executive producer. A24, Jonah Hill, and Charli xcx are among the executive producers. You can get your first glimpse of season two in the photos below.