When an up and coming porn performer, Parker Ambrose, encounters an established, egotistical star, Ken Feels, on a low-end Florida porn set, Ambrose decides to make the big jump to pursue his career in Los Angeles. Of course, the wild--and in part comedic, in part dramatic--shenanigans that await him at the end of his flight to the City of Angels underpin the crazy tale that unfolds. Indeed, along the way, he meets a wide array of quirky characters (including a handful who are quite, shall we say, "familiar"), while growing close to some and apart from others. Each of his adventures fuel this at-times fun and at-times dark--but always real--homage to breaking into the biz back in the day. So goes "Once Upon a Time in the Valley (Part One)", the first half of the most recent big budget feature/series from acclaimed director Seth Gamble and Wicked Pictures (2025).