( EW.com ) -- The Project : `` Dexter , '' in Hall H ! The Panel : Michael C. Hall ; Jennifer Carpenter ; Aimee Garcia ; Desmond Harrington ; David Zayas ; Yvonne Strahovski ; Lauren Velez ; Aaron King ; Erik King ; and Julie Benz . Executive producers Sara Calleton , Scott Buck , Manny Coto and former showrunner Clyde Phillips . Comic-Con '13 Star Portraits : Day 1 . Footage screened : A goodbye video featuring old scenes and the actors thanking their fans , especially those from Comic-Con . `` Everything is a series of lasts , '' Hall reflects on the video . `` I did n't imagine how many people ( got ) on the 'Dexter ' train . '' Carpenter talked about how the show `` made my life , '' while John Lithgow admitted it was the biggest show he 's ever been on . Next came a clip of Dexter 's best kills , which featured lots of duct tape , rubber sheets and cellophane wrap , aka `` necessary tools of the trade . '' And finally , the Trinity Killer , aka Lithgow , taped a video message that said , in part , `` I wish I could be with you but as you all know , I 'm dead . Not a day goes by that someone does n't recognize me as a psychopath . I have you ( fans ) to thank for that . '' Snap judgment : Huge panel , but a very sentimental one . Carpenter fought back tears . `` The most authentic thing about this show is our relationship to you , '' she said . `` You deserve good work . So it ca n't be wrap until we all ( are ) here together . It 's a wrap with you all now . '' Added Hall , `` Just as you all waited in line and are here for us , we have been here for you and we are here because of you . '' Comic-Con 2013 : EW Instagram Pics ! The Big Revelations : The show wrapped just last week ! The series finale airs September 22 . `` There 's some unconscious part of us that has n't recognized it yet. , '' Hall said . Strahovski teased how her character Hannah is coming back , and `` who knows if her motivation is for revenge or love . It 's a mystery ! '' Carpenter still insists that she wants her character to die . `` As an actor , it 's because I love her . It 's like Dexter treats his victims . I want her to go to the bottom of abyss to be where all her victims lie . '' Hall will take Dexter 's watch and his little lanyard . The final season -- and the entire run of the show -- will be released on DVD November 5 . Most incisive audience question : How do you relax after shooting an intense `` Dexter '' scene ? `` If we have a foot , we 'll play a little football with it , '' Zavas quips . `` That 's true , '' Hall adds . Hall was asked what he 'll take from the set ( Dexter 's watch , his lanyard ) . Carpenter , for her part , said she took a lot . Oh , and how does Hall handle stress ? `` I do everything Dexter does but then I just tickle the person . '' See the original story on EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Stars and executive producers from ` `` Dexter '' held a panel at Comic-Con on July 18 . Actors Carpenter and Jennifer Carpenter talked about July 18 . Michael C. Hall became emotional talking about the fans . The series finale of `` Dexter '' will air the final season .