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Benito Skinner teases Overcompensating season 2 storylines
Adam DiMarco; Benito Skinner; Rish Shah on Overcompensating.
Here's how the Overcompensating finale connects to the storylines planned for season 2 of the hit Prime Video series.
Benito Skinner has spilled some very interesting tea on how the Overcompensating season 1 finale cliffhangers connect to the storylines he wants to explore in season 2 — all while fans continue to wait for the hit LGBTQ+ series to get officially renewed by Prime Video.
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As the series' creator and lead star, Skinner was recently asked what fans could expect from Overcompensating season 2 if the show gets its highly-anticipated renewal.
"What's interesting to me about this idea of 'overcompensation' with these characters is that at no point do you stop doing that completely. I'm really inspired by the thought that if anyone has a comfort in it, or a comfort blanket, we take it away," Skinner told Deadline. "I want to see them start over in a lot of ways, and I think that's what that ending tells you might happen."
He added, "Now some truths are out there, but I don't think you stop overcompensating even when the truth is [out] there, too."
Skinner (Benny) shared this insight while attending the Deadline Studio at Prime Experience event alongside his Overcompensating costars Wally Baram (Carmen), Adam DiMarco (Peter), Owen Thiele (George), Mary Beth Barone (Grace), Connie Britton (Kathryn), and Kyle MacLachlan (John), as well as executive producer Scott King.
When asked about his Overcompensating castmates, Skinner had nothing but praise for the actors who joined the project. "This is my dream cast. The show is exactly what it needs to be," he declared. "What a gift that all of these people, I'm like, 'I wanna see you do that, and I wanna see you do that.' And that, I think, is the mark of a cast that is just right."
Season 1 of Overcompensating had a star-studded lineup of guest stars such as Charli XCX, Lukas Gage, Megan Fox, Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers, Boman Martinez-Reid, James Van Der Beek, and Didi Conn, to name a few.
The series has quickly garnered a global audience that is passionate and vocal about the show getting a second season. Fingers crossed!
Overcompensating is now streaming on Prime Video.
Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out. He's also a staff contributor to The Advocate, PRIDE, and other equalpride publications. Born in Brazil, he currently lives in South Florida.
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Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out. He's also a staff contributor to The Advocate, PRIDE, and other equalpride publications. Born in Brazil, he currently lives in South Florida.
You can follow Bernardo Sim on Instagram. Otherwise, you can find him on Bluesky, Threads, X/Twitter, and TikTok.
