Alright, no idea about the book and anyway, this is the pilot of the tv series.
I guess you might like it if you like the supernatural and intrigues and mysterious stuff. But I simply cannot keep watching it. Not appealing enough. Maybe I had high expectations.
Acting is bizarre and stiff most of the times: the scene where I would expect raw emotion I dont get much. No one is really panicking. On top of the that camera work and cinematography are plain vanilla and predictable. Storytelling wise... again predictable: conflicts and jealousy and resentment are boiling under the surface, but of course you need to keep watching.
Also: too many characters at once. Unclear who is who and what are doing. I would like to focus on 1 main character who ideally is, at least, a bit interesting. Not sure if the barbie dude is supposed to be our guy but I couldnt care less about him, he's a bad boy with a golden heart ok, and then?
The cow split in half is embarrassingly fake. Not sure why they stayed on that thing over and over.