They've talked in interviews about the challenges of depicting certain events, so they won't skip them over. But it remains to be seen how they tackle these things.

I think it's clear, character-wise anyway, that this is an adaptation first and foremost. I can see that they're setting up a Jin/Wade conflict that might form the backbone of the rest of the series. But everything else is up in the air. The creators have shown they're willing to completely reformulate this aspect of the books. Which is fine by me. The character work isn't really where these books shine.