Black Magic is a traumedy that follows Alicia, a Black screenwriter, as she  navigates her new staff writer position on a network drama. When she realizes that  she’s nothing more than a fellowship diversity hire, Alicia tries to prove her worth to  a room that must write in a "diverse" character to save their show. The character  quickly devolves into little more than a trope, forcing Alicia to either compromise  her hard-earned dream job or play nice with her colleagues and compromise  herself. When she chooses the latter, she unwittingly embodies the character they’ve  created.