Straying so far from the source material you can't even call this an adaptation anymore.
I'm not sure what this show is aiming for, however, it is definitely not attempting to visually represent the source material, which is very disappointing given how well it would translate.
To put it bluntly, the sheer arrogance of the people producing and writing this show to think they can tell a more interesting story than the original author, by changing large chunks of the story or changing core concepts of the world building work is astoundingly short sighted.
Imagine if they did this to lord of the rings? It would never have been the masterpiece of film that it is today. It would have been a mockery and a disappointment, much like this show.
The people making this show need to realise they are not as gifted or as talented as the guy who started this journey in the first place. If you're going to adapt a great story to film written by a great author, do it right, or don't do it at all.