This would be a higher graded series if the book didn’t exist, but it does and the book is simply far better.

This is missing what really makes the book compelling which is Jake’s internal struggles with the fact he’s living in the past but developing a real life in a time he doesn’t belong while also trying to carry out the reason he’s there in the first place. Instead you have far less character development in the mini-series they leaves a big lack of attachment to the characters. It’s not even that the character development was cut for simplicity’s sake, they add in added complexity throughout the series.