The week’s best new shows are scary good

Netflix’s Top 10 has a new No. 2 show, but is it worth watching? Plus: The return of a fan-favorite series tops our picks of the week, a sentimental documentary is a must-see, and love is put to the test in AMC’s new sci-fi series. Hello! Wanna feel old? Gilmore Girls, The WB series starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel as a motor-mouthed mother and daughter, turns 20 YEARS OLD today. In lieu of a cake and punch, we’re celebrating the show’s birthday [with a collection of stories showing our appreciation for the Stars Hollow gang]( such as a [statistical analysis of Rory’s best boyfriend]( a [quiz for real Gilmore Girls fans]( and an [update on where the cast is now](. Have a looksee at our celebration, throw on Gilmore Girls in the background via Netflix, and remember these very important four words: Here are today’s picks. -Tim [Your Watch This Now! newsletter is created by Senior Recommendations and Reviews Editor Tim Surette and more show-obsessed editors at TV Guide!]( [Dick Johnson is Dead]( Now on Netflix [Dick Johnson is Dead is a delightful doc about demise]( Death doesn't have to be all boo hoo this, painful screaming that. It's a fact of existence and should be celebrated as such. Director Kirsten Johnson follows up her sentimental film Cameraperson with this touching and surprisingly heartfelt Sundance hit about her dad, who is very much alive but is living with dementia. Looking to capture her dad's journey towards the end, Johnson, who already lost her mom to dementia, embellishes Dick’s life with fantastical sequences that honor her father with some dark humor, including scenes that show how he could die and what a trip to heaven would be like. As always, the quality of a documentary is directly correlated to its subject, and Dick Johnson is a fantastic, funny guy who we all wish could be our dad. [Soulmates]( Series premiere Monday at 10/9c on AMC [Sci-fi Soulmates will make you doubt your current relationship]( For all of you hopeless romantics out there stuck in relationships that you know aren’t going anywhere, boy do I have the show for you. The new sci-fi series takes a concept ripped straight from Black Mirror as it tells stories about people in the near future who take advantage of a test that identifies their one, true soulmate. Naturally, that causes all sorts of problems with couples who are already married — do you take the test and pursue that special someone or stick with what you got? The series is an anthology, so it reruns the same concept for different couples in new situations each episode, and in doing so, explores different tones. I have my doubts about how long this can stay interesting — it feels like a single-episode idea that’s being stretched to its absolute max — but it has a great cast that includes Succession’s Sarah Snook, It’s Bill Skarsgard, and Breaking Bad’s Betsy Brandt. [The Best Shows of the Week]( Coming soon [The best television this week is scary good]( This is, as we call it in the business, “a damn fine week of quality television.” Sunday was already packed with the [premiere of The Good Lord Bird]( a [fantastic episode of The Walking Dead]( and one of my favorites, the Emmy-winning Primal, but the rest of the week is no slouch with the returns of one of the most popular TV shows ever and the second season of a Netflix favorite. [Take a look at our picks for the week](. SPONSORED [Get the entertainment you want, without cable.]( Looking for something new? Try fuboTV’s 100+ live TV channels, plus movies and shows on demand. [Try For Free]( [The Netflix Top 10]( Coming soon [There’s a new No. 2 on Netflix’s Top 10, but is it worth watching?]( Netflix’s Top 10 list is a great resource to figure out what people are watching, but what good is that when you remember that people watch a lot of bad stuff? Let us help you figure out what’s worth your time in Netflix’s Top 10 after the weekend’s new releases squeezed into the charts, including a [new show at No. 2](. [Unsubscribe]( | [View online]( ©2020 CBS Interactive | All Rights Reserved. CBS Interactive - [235 2nd St., San Francisco, CA 94105](#) [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions](