Colin Farrell stars alongside Dakota Johnson in Taylor Swift’s new music video for Patient Zero, which will premiere at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.

Swift shared a 13-second teaser for the video on Thursday ahead of the release of the single on Friday.

Patient Zero is the singer’s first single since she married NFL star Travis Kelce in July.

The cinematic teaser opens with Swift looking in a mirror before she and Johnson are seen diving into a swimming pool.

The pair also appear together at a graveside, while another shot shows Farrell stepping away from a luxury car.

All three later appear together dressed in black, with Johnson staring at Farrell as Swift walks towards the camera.

Farrell, is known for films including The Banshees of Inisherin and The Batman, while Johnson starred in the Fifty Shades of Grey films and Materialists.

The Patient Zero video will receive its world premiere during Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, where Swift will receive the inaugural Artist Director Honours.

The new award recognises artists whose work behind the camera has advanced music video and visual storytelling.

Swift’s latest video follows the star-studded release for Opalite in February, which featured several guests who had appeared alongside her on The Graham Norton Show.

Cillian Murphy and Domhnall Gleeson were among those to appear, alongside Norton, Lewis Capaldi, Greta Lee and Jodie Turner-Smith.

Directed by Swift, the Opalite video helped return the singer to the top of the charts and secured her a sixth number one single.

Swift has also announced an expanded edition of her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, featuring four new songs.

The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore will be released on Friday and includes Patient Zero, Cleveland!, Pink Clouding and Babylon.

Swift said the new tracks were written after the original album was released last year.