Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero" Music Video, Featuring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell, to Premiere at VMAs

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Music Video, Starring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell, to Debut at VMAs

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Taylor Swift has recruited a couple of A-listers for her “Patient Zero” music video.

Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell will star alongside Swift in the video for the new song, which releases on Friday alongside her “Life of a Showgirl: The Encore” album. Swift directed the video, which will debut at the MTV VMAs on Sunday, where she is also being honored with the inaugural Artist-Director Award .

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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/taylor-swift-patient-zero-music-video-dakota-johnson-colin-farrell-1236874206/)._