On March 25, 2019, YouTube Premium cancelled the series after one season.[1]
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."[2]
Heath Cullens as Heath the Frisbee Guy ("The Icebreaker Cometh")
Motoki Maxted as Max the Frisbee Guy ("The Icebreaker Cometh")
Jadon Cole as Cody ("The Icebreaker Cometh")
Jay Tapaoan as Larry ("The Icebreaker Cometh")
Zedrick Restauro as Tad ("The Icebreaker Cometh")
Lisa Best as Ally ("Zip, Zap, Zop")
Alexandra Mesmer as Sheila ("Shell of a Man")
Mackenzie Yeager as Ren Faire Megan ("Shell of a Man")
Episodes
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
1
"The Icebreaker Cometh"
Heath Cullens
Mackenzie Yeager
December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
2
"A Prostitute Named Icarus"
Heath Cullens
Heather Flanders
December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
3
"Zip, Zap, Zop"
Nancy Hower
Jen Braeden
December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
4
"The Gold Trio (Plus One)"
Nancy Hower
Jen Braeden
December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
5
"Eggshell"
Ryan Shiraki
Tuckie White & Mackenzie Yeager
December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
6
"Shell of a Man"
Heath Cullens
Mackenzie Yeager
December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
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.[2] 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.[3] On November 30, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on December 19, 2018.[4]
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.[2]
On November 30, 2018, the official trailer for the series was released.[4]
Reception
In a positive review, Decider's 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."[5] 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."[6]
