# Dakota Johnson on Being in Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Music Video: ‘We Respect Each Other’s Creative Minds’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dakota-johnson-on-being-in-taylor-swifts-patient-zero-music-video-we-respect-each-others-creative-minds/
- Published: 2026-09-24T23:38:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-25T04:59:30+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/dakota-johnson-taylor-swift-music-video-1236875221/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Film, Music, World

## Key points

- Dakota Johnson stars in Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” music video.
- The video will premiere at the MTV VMAs.
- Swift’s expanded album adds four new songs.

## Summary

Dakota Johnson has confirmed that she appears in Taylor Swift’s upcoming music video for “Patient Zero”. Swift teased the video with a 13-second preview and plans to premiere it at the MTV VMAs, while Johnson described working with her long-time friend as enjoyable and creatively rewarding.

Swift announced the single after revealing “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore”, an expanded edition of last year’s album. The release includes four new tracks — “Patient Zero”, “Cleveland!”, “Pink Clouding” and “Babylon” — and was inspired by Swift’s decision to continue writing songs while celebrating the original album’s success with collaborators Max Martin and Shellback.

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