Theclassicfairytalelikeyou’veneverseenitbefore.Whenaking’spromiseisbroken,RumpelstiltskinmakesadealwiththedevilinAndyEdwards’masochisticthrillride.Thescariestvillainfromourcollectivechildhoodsreturnsinthishauntingtale—onlythistime,he’sdarker,bloodier,andnastier.Onceuponatime,amiller(MarkCook)attemptstomarryhisdaughter(HannahBaxter-Eve)offtotheKing(ColinMalone)byclaimingshecanspinstrawintogold.Withthehelpofademonicimp(JossCarter),shefulfilsthetask,buttheKingbecomesgreedyanddemandsmore.Desperate,shepromisestheimpherfirstbornchildinexchangeforhiscontinuedhelp.Whenthetimecomestohonourherbargain,darkforcescollideastheimpmakesasinisterdealwiththedevil.