College. Come as you aren't.
Closeted former football player and homecoming king Benny becomes fast friends with Carmen, a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs. With guidance from Benny's older sister and her campus-legend boyfriend, Benny and Carmen juggle horrible hookups, flavored vodka, and fake IDs.
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Classical in form, contemporary, spare and comic.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Benito SkinnerBenny Scanlon
- Wally BaramCarmen Neil
- Mary Beth BaroneGrace Scanlon
- Adam DiMarcoPeter Whitney
- Rish ShahMiles Hari
Crew
- Benito SkinnerCreator
- Alex SomersOriginal Music Composer
- Jordan MendozaProducer
- Natalie TeterProducer
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Seasons
- Season 18 eps · 2025
Pairings
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