Charli XCX stars in Benito Skinner's Amazon comedy Overcompensating

Charli XCX will not only produce the original music for Benito Skinner's Amazon comedy series OvercompensateShe will also demonstrate her acting skills in a guest role. Skinner teased on his Instagram account that she will appear on the show today, and Amazon confirmed the casting. Details of her role were not revealed. You can see his post below.

Created by Skinner, inspired by his life, Overcompensate is a college-style ensemble comedy about the wild, chaotic journey of Benny (Skinner), a secretive former football player and homecoming king, as he quickly befriends Carmen, a high school misfit who wants to fit in at any cost . Under the guidance of Benny's older sister and her campus legend boyfriend, Benny and Carmen juggle horrific affairs, flavored vodka, and fake IDs. The deeply funny and personal show explores the extents we all overcompensate on the journey to discovering who we really are.

Skinner writes and produces alongside Hill, Matt Dines and Strong Baby's Ali Goodwin. Charli XCX will serve as executive music producer. The series streams exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Charli XCX's casting news follows the release of her sixth studio album in June Brat. As an actress, she will also appear alongside Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman I want your sexBlack Bears thriller from director Gregg Araki. She is also co-executive producer of the score for David Lowery's upcoming A24 film Mother Mary. She contributed the song “Speed ​​Drive.” Barbiewas the soundtrack to last year, for which he also wrote songs The fault of our stars And Body, body, body. Charli XCX is repped by CAA, Good World and Project Gold.