Prime
Video
has
ordered
Benito
Skinner's
"Overcompensating",
a
colllege-set
ensemble
comedy
revolving
around
a
closeted
former
football
player
and
homecoming
king,
to
series
order.
Skinner
will
write,
star,
and
executive
produce
with
Jonah
Hill,
Matt
Dines,
and
Ali
Goodwin
of
Strong
Baby.
Grammy-nominated
singer-songwriter
Charli
XCX
will
produce
original
music
for
the
series.
Overcompensating
is
co-produced
by
A24
and
Amazon
MGM
Studios.
"The
moment
we
heard
this
story
from
Benny,
we
knew
it
was
an
irresistible,
bold
story
that
would
captivate
and
inspire
our
global
Prime
Video
customers," said
Nick
Pepper,
head
of
U.S.
SVOD
wholly
owned
development,
Amazon
MGM
Studios.
"We
look
forward
to
Benito's
laugh-out-loud
series
coming
to
life
with
original
music
from
Charli
XCX
and
all
the
talented
teams
involved
at
A24
and
Strong
Baby
who
consistently
deliver
beautifully
executed
storytelling." Skinner
said
he
wrote
the
pilot
four
years
ago
in
an
attempt
"to
make
people
laugh,
feel
a
little
less
alone,
and
maybe
to
work
through
some
residual
college
trauma".
"Since
then,
the
project
has
found
the
perfect
partners
and
we
are
all
so
excited
for
people
to
see
this
show
we
love
so
much.
I
also
want
to
thank
Charli
XCX
for
not
being
freaked
out
when
I
asked
her
if
she
would
do
the
music
before
even
introducing
myself.
Highly
recommend!
Mom
and
Dad...
I'm
going
back
to
college!"
Skinner
is
best
known
for
his
viral
characters
and
sketches
under
the
name
Benny
Drama,
where
he
has
collaborated
with
Jennifer
Aniston,
Kourtney
Kardashian,
Drew
Barrymore,
and
others.