The history of Blacked and its many related auxiliary lines is a huge success story, and this revisit to its inception and “formative years” provides an entertaining view of a slightly “alternate universe" look at how it started and flourished. With a Dirk Diggler in the 2000s Boogie Nights feeling, it also features 2024 AVN Male Performer of the Year Isiah Maxwell in a rare non-sex role acting as the director instead of a performer. 

At a mansion in Beverly Hills in 2014 at Maxwell’s party, where dozens of bikini-clad celebs hang at the pool, Lexi Lore drags a trio of studs (Hollywood Cash, Jonathan Jordan and Chocolate God) to a room where her blowbang expands to a threesome with alternating double-penetrations. Lore’s fondness for big studs proves to be a running gag as her better half, Daniel Shar (also non-sex), follows her through the parties repeatedly telling her to cool it.

Maxwell, taking the suggestion that he hire an unknown to star in his next flick, watches as Jason Luv, the bartender, dramatically saves a girl from drowning and slow-mo emerges from the pool, water clinging to his muscular, bare chest. As a reward, Maxwell sends in busty Angie Faith to help recruit a hesitant Luv to the biz. This turns into a helluva daring first on-camera anal for Faith. Intrigued by this incentive/intro to porn acting, Luv then conveniently replaces the male in a threesome with Sarah illustrates and Liz Jordan—and a star, and new video line (Blacked), is born.

Blacked is now a huge success. Following a big celebration, Maxwell prepares for a huge gangbang with Serenity Cox as the human hub with Jax Slayher, Hollywood Cash, Sheem rhe Dream, Jamie Knoxx, Sly Diggler and Slimpoke all converging at once upon this slender, eager babe. Besides being her first gangbang, nothing too outlandish happens other that a final facial finish with a half dozen dudes adding multiple layers of loads upon her happy smile. Missing out on the group scene is Luv. He skips it in favor of a highly oral, near pelvic-busting one-on-one romantic interlude with Alina Lopez. 

While this two-disc treat might not exactly mirror the birth of the company, it does deliver strong performances, both sex and non-sex, of all. Sprinkled with occasion touches of light humor, this Jason Luv and Isiah Maxwell vehicle really shines.