I watched an episode and a half last night. Verdict: unsure so far.

It's interesting that the birth of Jesus isn't covered at all at the beginning. And I had to ask myself, "Now, who was Nicodemus, again?"

Nonetheless, it's great that they're trying something different here.

Ya the first episode is not the best. They tried to show what they were doing before Jesus comes but it doesn’t work well. If you can, keep watching, or else try later. It’s not really representative of the rest. In fact next time I will advise people to skip.

Thanks for the update!