Vertical Drama Actor Noah Fearnley Named Among Guest Stars for All's Fair Season 2
PEOPLE lists Noah Fearnley among the guest stars of Hulu's All's Fair Season 2, a new example of vertical-drama performers building careers across formats.
Noah Fearnley, an actor familiar to vertical-drama audiences, has been named among the guest stars for Season 2 of Hulu’s All’s Fair, according to PEOPLE. The outlet reported the casting on October 16, 2026.
The listing adds another major television credit to Fearnley’s career and offers a clear example of a performer moving between vertical series and conventional television.
A crossover moment
Fearnley’s appearance on the guest star list for a Hulu series is the kind of crossover that the vertical industry has been working toward. Performers who first built recognition on phone-first, 9:16 productions are increasingly appearing in projects made for other formats, and a listing in a national entertainment publication is one visible measure of that movement.
The report as cited identifies Fearnley as one of the Season 2 guest stars. Further details about the role and the production would need to come from the series’ producers or the publication itself.
Why it matters to the vertical industry
For vertical production, casting outcomes like this carry weight beyond a single credit. They show that work in the format can sit on a performer’s résumé alongside work for established television platforms, and that audiences who know an actor from vertical drama may follow that actor to other screens.
That has practical value for the people who make the format. Producers, agents and performers all benefit when vertical credits are recognized as part of a legitimate professional path. It also raises the stakes for how that work is documented, credited and compensated, because a performer’s vertical record increasingly forms part of the evidence casting teams and audiences use to assess a career.
The growth of the format depends in part on this kind of visibility. Each time a vertical performer appears in a high-profile announcement, the case strengthens that vertical drama is a place where careers are built, not only a stepping stone.
The association’s view
The Vertical Production Association of America welcomes the recognition for Fearnley and for the wider community of performers working in the format. The association’s position is that careers built across formats are best supported by clear standards: verified credentials that let performers document their vertical work accurately, transparent rates that give talent a fair basis for negotiation, and protections that apply on every set regardless of screen size.
As more vertical performers move between formats, those foundations help ensure that the work done on a phone screen is credited, valued and carried with the performer wherever the next role leads.
The association also invites its members and followers to share which vertical performers they would like to see on future casting announcements.