Smoke Sex Magic, through Universal TV where Parkes + MacDonald has a first-look deal, centers on two sisters who inherit their mother鈥檚 popular restaurant only to discover that the secret to their mother鈥檚 cooking was black magic. It is written by Matthew Murphy, the winner of the 2011 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting for his script Unicorn.
Parkes, MacDonald and Shiflett executive produce Smoke Sex Magic and The Work which are looking to bring new voices to TV. Under Parkes+MacDonald鈥檚 first-look deal at Uni TV, the company recently produced NBC鈥檚 limited series The Slap, written by Jon Robin Baitz and Parkes,