Closeted Chaos in New Campus Comedy

Get ready to relive your queer college trauma—with glitter, keg stands, and Megan Fox as your guardian angel. Overcompensating, a new A24-produced college comedy dropping on Prime Video May 15, stars internet darling Benito Skinner in a deeply chaotic, hyper-horny tale of a closeted frat bro who’s doing the absolute most to scream “I’m straight!”—but ends up screaming something else entirely.

Skinner plays Benny, a not-so-straight freshman doing his best to blend into a world of red Solo cups, suppressed feelings, and bro-code disasters. To mask his sexuality, Benny throws himself into the hetero frat-boy fantasy, chugging beers, attempting to hook up with his girlfriend Carmen (Wally Baram), and fantasizing wildly about his hunky classmate Miles (Rish Shah). Spoiler alert: the straight act is not going well.

The trailer delivers everything you’d expect from an unhinged Gen Z satire: a failed boner, fantasy-fueled daydreams, and Bowen Yang spitting into someone’s mouth. That’s right—Yang and Matt Rogers make a guest appearance as ultra-confident queers who show Benny exactly what he’s not ready for. “Open your mouth, I’m going to spit in it,” Yang’s character commands, while Rogers barks at Benny to exit stage left. It’s not subtle—and that’s the point.

Enter Megan Fox, stage divine

And then there’s Megan Fox—playing herself, obviously—emerging goddess-like from a poster to offer words of queer affirmation. “So supportive and so so proud,” she tells Benny, like a bisexual vision board come to life. Oh, and Charli XCX? She’s here too, screaming “What the f*** am I even doing here?” like the bratty deity we all worship. Yes, Mother.

Other stars piling onto the queer mayhem include Lukas Gage (who shares a kiss with Benny at a bar), Mary Beth Barone, Connie Britton, Kaia Gerber, and The White Lotus heartthrob Adam DiMarco. It’s camp with a capital C, but also wrapped in something more sincere—an attempt to showcase the tender, weird, and liberating moments of queer awakening in all their awkward glory.

Homoeroticism with a wink—and a purpose

Sure, Overcompensating is a sex-drenched satire with jokes about erections and spit. But beneath the glitter is a clear message: queerness doesn’t have to be tragic, coming out doesn’t have to be perfect, and college doesn’t have to be straight. For the LGBTQ+ community, especially young viewers navigating their own “overcompensations,” this series serves a dose of visibility that’s loud, messy, and gloriously unfiltered.

It’s rare to see such a stacked cast lean fully into queer absurdity without winking at the audience. Instead, this trailer leans in with full drag-and-drop sincerity, giving LGBTQ+ characters center stage—and letting their stories be as chaotic and complex as everyone else’s.

So mark your calendar: Overcompensating drops all eight episodes May 15. And honey, if you ever faked a crush on your lab partner or screamed at a Pride poster for guidance, this show is for you.