I just finished it and enjoyed it a lot. They definitely spiced up the story with a lot of fictionalized drama, but it was entertaining. My primary gripe was how fast development was portrayed (let me go ahead and whip up a working demo of this game on experimental hardware in about 15 seconds, no problem) and the effortless international travel, but that's understandable to keep the story moving.

I would also recommend overriding the AppleTV+ UI and letting the credits run for a bit. There are some neat home movies from the real Henk Rogers from his trip to Moscow.

I felt the same way. Ended up watching episode 2 and it's better, but still not great.