Overthinking with Kat & June

Overthinking with Kat & June is an American comedy series, created by Mackenzie Yeager, that premiered on December 19, 2018, on YouTube Premium. The series stars an ensemble cast featuring Alexia Dox, Tenea Intriago, Sasheer Zamata, Blake Lee, Elizabeth Hinkler, Emily Hinkler, Burl Moseley, Madeleine Byrne, Montana Roesch, Justin Kirk, Kelli Goss, Jessika Van, Aaron Takahashi, Kevin Bigley, Nick Fink, Stephen Ellis, Constance Marie, David L. King, and Amanda Foreman.
On March 25, 2019, YouTube Premium cancelled the series after one season.

Premise

Overthinking with Kat & June is about "the birth of a strange but beautiful female friendship, the hopes, dreams and fears — but mostly fears — of the duo are heard out loud."

Cast and characters

Main

Alexia Dox as June
Tenea Intriago as Kat
Sasheer Zamata as Tiff
Blake Lee as Barry
Elizabeth Hinkler as Molly
Emily Hinkler as Tessa
Burl Moseley as Bobby
Madeleine Byrne as Angelica
Montana Roesch as Eve
Justin Kirk as David
Kelli Goss as Candace
Jessika Van as Astrid
Aaron Takahashi as Econ
Kevin Bigley as Kevin
Nick Fink as Tyler
Stephen Ellis as Mitch
Constance Marie as Lucinda Renoir Souza
David L. King
Amanda Foreman

Recurring

Simmi Singh as Claire

Guest

Heath Cullens as Heath the Frisbee Guy
Motoki Maxted as Max the Frisbee Guy
Jadon Cole as Cody
Jay Tapaoan as Larry
Zedrick Restauro as Tad
Lisa Best as Ally
Alexandra Mesmer as Sheila
Mackenzie Yeager as Ren Faire Megan

Production

Development

On June 25, 2018, it was announced that YouTube had given the production, then titled Kat & June Think Stuff!, a series order for a first season consisting of six episodes. The series was created by Mackenzie Yeager who is also set to write for the series and co-showrun it alongside Jen Braeden. Executive producers for the series are set to include Shelley Zimmerman, Shauna Phelan, Yeager, and Braeden. Production companies involved with the series are expected to include AwesomenessTV. On September 20, 2018, it was announced that the series had been retitled Overthinking with Kat & June and that it would premiere in late-2018. On November 30, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on December 19, 2018.

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it confirmed that Tenea Intriago, Alexia Dox, Emily Hinkler, Elizabeth Hinkler, Sasheer Zamata, and Justin Kirk would star in the series.

Filming

Principal photography for the series commenced on June 25, 2018, in Los Angeles, California.

Release

On November 30, 2018, the official trailer for the series was released.

Reception

In a positive review, Deciders Josh Sorokach praised the series saying, "Stream it. Absolutely stream it. Overthinking with Kat & June is not only a fresh take on the awkwardness of adult friendship but it’s also a ton of fun. I understand there's no shortage of new content out there, but Overthinking with Kat & June is an absurdly funny comedy not to be missed." In another favorable critique, Metro US Andrew Husband described the series as "an occasionally surreal blend of laugh-out-loud comedy and absolute cringe. From Kat and June's frequent fantasizing about their older landlord David to the former’s attempts to prepare the latter for a first date with the help of the twins Tessa and Molly, Overthinking can sometimes emphasize the "over" in its title. The thing is, it works so beautifully for this show and the kind of comedy it’s trying to accomplish."