While the massive source material to pull from gave the creators ample content to work with, it came with its set of challenges. The most prominent one being that there is a bit too much plot to be covered.
The show will have to catch up on centuries of history, a plethora of characters, and geography that is literally out of this world. On the downside, the show might lose appeal to the millions of longtime fans of the story.
Understandably, Judkins made no bones about the need to make changes to the novels if and when the need arose. But hold your horses! His words went,
This really is a true adaptation of the series, so there will be a lot of things that are different from the books certainly. But I think it always stays true to the heart of the books and the spine of the storytelling.
Judkins was clear that they had a great story on their hand, and they wanted to tell it. However, they wanted to tell the story in a manner that was best for television.
