I feel like there are so many shows out right now about Mormon cults in Utah - under the banner of Heaven, keep sweet and obey, etc. Not to mention the prop 8 doc a few years ago along with big love and sister wives.

This is definitely not a media thing - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-06-14/does-l-a-have-an-addiction-to-cults-and-cultists-sure-seems-like-it