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\n\tTaylor Swift is giving fans a peek behind the curtain of her new music video \u201cPatient Zero.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tOn Saturday (Oct. 3), the 36-year-old pop superstar took to her Instagram Stories to share a link to the \u201cPatient Zero (Expanded Video)\u201d on Apple Music. The clip takes fans through the making of the music video from start to finish, with Swift breaking down her creative process, directing scenes and sharing funny moments with the video\u2019s stars, Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve been wanting to make this video my entire life,\u201d Swift says at the start of the eight-minute clip, describing her love of \u201csleek\u201d films set in a \u201cmonochromatic\u201d world. \u201cYou don\u2019t quite understand the world, and you don\u2019t understand what\u2019s wrong with this couple until you do. Meets ghost story, meets true crime, meets a lot of the plot lines I\u2019ve seen on Dateline<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tDirected by Swift, \u201cPatient Zero\u201d \u2014 which premiered at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 27 \u2014 follows Johnson as a woman whose health begins to deteriorate while she\u2019s married to Farrell\u2019s character. Swift appears as the ghost of Farrell\u2019s former wife, warning Johnson about her husband and revealing the dark truth behind his past.<\/p>\n \n\tApple Music\u2019s Patient Zero (Video Bundle) features the song, the original music video and an eight-minute behind-the-scenes version of the video.<\/p>\n \n\tThe exclusive Expanded Video\u201d also finds Johnson discussing what it was like to collaborate with Swift on \u201cPatient Zero.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cSometimes when you work with your friends it can really go south, and it will affect your friendship,\u201d the Verity<\/em> star says. \u201cBut she and I work really well together.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe clip then shows the two friends goofing around on set as they discuss and practice their underwater sequence, in which they wear matching black swimsuits in an outdoor pool overlooking Los Angeles.<\/p>\n \n\tThe \u201cPatient Zero (Expanded Video)\u201d shows Swift looking very giddy and comfortable behind the camera as she directs Johnson and Farrell. The clip also features the singer giving major props to the music video\u2019s cinematographer, Emmanuel \u201cEl Chivo\u201d Lubezki.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHis name is Chivo. They call him that because it means goat, \u2019cause he\u2019s the f\u2014king goat,\u201d Swift says.<\/p>\n \n\tFarrell, who describes his character in the video as successful and ambitious \u201cnarcissist\u201d and \u201cpsychopath,\u201d also chimes in about Swift\u2019s talents behind the camera.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe joy she has with her creative engine, which is a really significant creative engine, the joy she has with it is really quite humbling, actually. It\u2019s very moving,\u201d the Fantastic Beasts<\/em> actor says.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cPatient Zero\u201d is one of four new songs Swift unveiled this week as part of an unexpected release tied to her The Life of a Showgirl<\/em> album. In addition to \u201cPatient Zero,\u201d The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore<\/em> features the bonus track \u201cCleveland!\u201d as well as \u201cPink Clouding\u201d and \u201cBabylon.\u201d<\/p>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/taylor-swift-patient-zero-expanded-video-making-of-1236353805\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/02-taylor-swift-tloas-encore-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Taylor Swift is giving fans a peek behind the curtain of her new music video \u201cPatient Zero.\u201d On Saturday (Oct. 3), the 36-year-old pop superstar took to her Instagram Stories to share a link to the \u201cPatient Zero (Expanded Video)\u201d on Apple Music. 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