Taylor Swift Takes Fans Inside the Making of ‘Patient Zero’ in New ‘Expanded Video’
Taylor Swift has shared an eight-minute expanded video showing how she made and directed “Patient Zero”, giving fans a view of her creative process and on-set work with Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell. The release adds context to a video that blends ghost-story and true-crime elements, and highlights Swift’s work behind the camera.
“Patient Zero” premiered at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on 27 September. Johnson plays a woman whose health deteriorates while married to Farrell’s character; Swift appears as his former wife’s ghost. The Apple Music bundle includes the song, original video and behind-the-scenes version, while the track is one of four new songs on *The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore*.
- Swift shared an eight-minute making-of video for “Patient Zero”.
- Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell discuss working with Swift.
- The song appears on *The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore*.
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Taylor Swift is a singer-songwriter who has also directed music videos and other visual projects. Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell are actors; in “Patient Zero”, Johnson plays a woman whose health worsens, while Farrell plays her husband. Swift appears as the ghost of his former wife.
The video mixes elements of ghost stories and true crime, a genre focused on real criminal cases. It is connected to “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore”, which includes four new songs, and forms part of a wider release alongside the song and video.