DirecTV has struck a licensing deal with Lionsgate that will make five streaming channels available to the platforms streaming and satellite customers using the DirecTV app.

The first Lionsgate channels to reach DirecTV subscribers are MovieSphere for premium movies, HerSphere with female-driven stories, Ebony TV and the single-series comedy channels for Are We There Yet? and Anger Management.

MovieSphere features films from Lionsgates library, ranging from Oscar-winning and -nominated movies likeThe Hurt LockerandWinters Boneto theSawfranchise. The channel is already available on 18 free streaming platforms, including Roku, Samsung TV Plus and Pluto TV, with plans to expand to more outlets. The free ad-supported Ebony TV channel features premium content from the studios library like The Great Debaters and Dear White People. DirecTV will add more channels from Lionsgates FAST (free, ad-supported streaming TV) portfolio in the coming months as part of the multi-year deal.

Were pleased to partner with DirecTV to bring their customers our robust portfolio of FAST channels, giving them access to compelling content ranging from blockbuster films to groundbreaking series that celebrate global audiences, Jim Packer, president of worldwide television distribution at Lionsgate, said in a statement on Thursday.

Lionsgates FAST channel lineup includes sci-fi and fantasy network OuterSphere and single-series channels featuring Nash Bridges, Ghost Hunters, Nashville and Celebrity Name Game episodes.

We want to enable our customers to select from a wider variety of genres and to explore their most avid interests in greater depth, RebeccaNelson, senior vp of content and programming at DirecTV, said in her own statement about the Lionsgate FAST channel licensing deal.