Benito Skinner is previewing the forthcoming second season of Prime Video‘s Overcompensating.
The semi-autobiographical dramedy — centering on his titular character, a closeted jock who turns into quick mates with outsider Carmen (Wally Baram) throughout their freshman 12 months of faculty — “feels extra queer” in Season 2, the writer-star teased, as Benny ventures additional out of the closet.
“We didn’t make an entire new present, however we did elevate it in loads of methods. I believe there’s a maturity to it,” the creator informed Individuals in a brand new interview. “I’m actually excited — and it’s nasty.”
The multi-hyphenate added of the second season, which is presently filming: “I’m actually pleased with these scripts — I labored so laborious on them. What we’ve achieved to date feels much more of precisely what I wished to make. Every thing feels actually warmed up and everyone seems to be simply so humorous and sharp.”
Of the sophomore installment, Skinner stated he wished to duplicate the “specificity” that resonated with audiences within the inaugural season of the ensemble sequence. “I’m like, ‘Let’s see how trustworthy we will get right here with out us all feeling uncomfortable,’ with out me being like, ‘I can’t do this as a result of what if my aunt watches?’”
After bowing on the Amazon streaming platform in Might of final 12 months, the present remained on the bubble for some months earlier than ultimately being renewed in September.
In Season 1, with steering from Benny’s older sister (Mary Beth Barone) and her campus-legend boyfriend (Adam DiMarco), Benny and Carmen juggled horrible hookups, flavored vodka and pretend IDs, because the present explored the methods all of us overcompensate whereas on the trail to discovering out who we really are. The finale concluded on an uncomfortable cliffhanger between Benny and Carmen, as the previous walked in on the latter making out together with his crush Miles (Rish Shah), resulting in an sudden confrontation by which Benny is unintentionally outed to his sister.
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